Are you in recovery? Do you have dreams of opening a small business? Tell us about your dream of opening your own small business! UCDD in conjunction with Recovery2Work and The Biz Foundry has announced an opportunity to make someone's small business dreams a reality with a $15,000 grant! In 2,000 words or less [...]
Upper Cumberland nonprofit organizations may now apply for the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) administers ABC grants in Upper Cumberland. The [...]
The episode one premiere for Wish You Were Here Adventures in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland will air tomorrow on WCTE PBS Channel 22 at 8:30 p.m. Aired episodes will be available for streaming on wcte.org you can watch them again and share them with friends and family. Follow on social media for more behind the scenes [...]
It’s lights, camera, action for a new collaborative project between Upper Cumberland Development District, Upper Cumberland Tourism Association, Tennessee Tech University, and WCTE PBS. Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Tennessee’s Upper Cumberland, a new television program highlighting tourist attractions throughout the Upper Cumberland region, will make its on-air debut Thursday, May 19 at 8:30 [...]
Upper Cumberland nonprofit organizations may now apply for the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants for art projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) administers ABC grants in the Upper [...]
Fair Housing Month celebrates the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated days before on April 4, so President Johnson viewed the passing of this Act as a memorial to Dr. King. The Fair [...]
En el borrador recientemente publicado del Plan de Acción Anual 2022-2023, la Agencia de Desarrollo de la Vivienda de Tennessee (THDA, por sus siglas en inglés) describe cómo el Estado de Tennessee operará los programas CDBG, HOME, HTF, ESG y HOPWA en el próximo año fiscal. Este documento también sirve como la aplicación al Departamento [...]
In the recently released 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan draft, the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) describes how the State of Tennessee will operate the CDBG, HOME, HTF, ESG, and HOPWA programs in the coming fiscal year. This document also serves as the application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for an [...]
UCDD is seeking solutions to the child care shortage in our region. We are excited to partner with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development to increase child care capacity through this new grant opportunity. Applicants must be licensed child care providers OR in the pre-licensure program. For more information on becoming a licensed [...]
