LOCAL AND AREA CITIES AND COUNTIES TO SEE GRANTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Governor Bill Lee announced today the state will be issuing $200 million in grants to county and city governments to be put to use for various infrastructure and public safety projects.
The grant money is being allocated based on population size reported to the U.S. Census for counties, cities and towns. Counties are eligible for at least $500,000 each, and the eligibility for each city or municipality is at least $30,000 when funds are made available after July 1.
The funding will be put to use on a number of projects, including IT hardware upgrades, facility maintenance, utility upgrades, road projects, equipment for law enforcement, and one-time expenses for response to COVID-19.
Here are the counties and cities in the coverage area and their eligible grants:
COUNTIES
ANDERSON – $1,093,102
BLEDSOE – $1,035,446
CLAY – $980,868
CUMBERLAND – $962,752
FENTRESS – $1,062,293
MORGAN – $1,088,365
OVERTON – $671,133
PICKETT – $539,410
PUTNAM – $1,111,411
RHEA – $756,249
ROANE – $912,089
WHITE – $710,209
CITIES
Allardt – $43,727
Byrdstown – $47,611
Crab Orchard – $46,838
Crossville – $284,979
Harriman – $165,611
Jamestown – $73,254
Kingston – $158,549
Oakdale – $34,590
Oliver Springs – $105,386
Pikeville – $65,839
Pleasant Hill – $42,535
Rockwood – $150,317
Spring City – $71,158
Sunbright – $41,718
Wartburg – $49,840