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3 12, 2020

Tennessee’s Upper Cumberland Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy | 2020 Update

2020-12-08T19:17:38+00:00December 3rd, 2020|Economic & Community Development, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on Tennessee’s Upper Cumberland Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy | 2020 Update

According to the Economic Development Administration, the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) contributes to effective economic development in America’s communities and regions through a locally-based, regionally-driven economic development planning process. Economic development planning successfully serves as a means to engage community leaders, leverage the involvement of the private sector, and establish a strategic blueprint [...]

27 10, 2020

2019-2020 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

2020-10-27T13:12:10+00:00October 27th, 2020|Housing & Family Services, Housing Public Notices, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on 2019-2020 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

THDA Public Notice: Housing and Community Development Activities in Tennessee In the recently released 2019-2020 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) describes how federal CDBG, ESG, HOME, HOPWA, and HTF funds were spent on housing and community development activities that benefit low and moderate income Tennesseans. A draft [...]

28 08, 2020

Notice of ESG COVID-19 (ESG-CV) Funding Amendment

2020-08-28T21:15:00+00:00August 28th, 2020|ECD Public Notices, Housing Public Notices, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on Notice of ESG COVID-19 (ESG-CV) Funding Amendment

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) has released an amendment to the 2019-2020 State of Tennessee Annual Action Plan detailing new COVID-19 CARES Act funding for the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program. The ESG program has received an allocation of $11,148,024 to prepare for and respond to COVID-19 related impacts for persons who are homeless [...]

18 08, 2020

Area Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs Join Congressman Rose in Small Business Town Hall

2020-08-27T20:01:53+00:00August 18th, 2020|Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on Area Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs Join Congressman Rose in Small Business Town Hall

Pictured, from left: Mark Farley, UCDD Executive Director; Maegan Smith, Small Business Development Advisor; Tyler Asher, Small Business Development Center Director; and, Britt Aikers, owner of One Hour Martinizing in Cookeville. UPPER CUMBERLAND — Leaders of both the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) and the Small Business Development Center at UCDD joined Congressman [...]

10 08, 2020

UCDD, Regional Partners Announce $1M Grant Award

2020-08-27T14:04:24+00:00August 10th, 2020|Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on UCDD, Regional Partners Announce $1M Grant Award

BAXTER, TENN. — White House officials, state and local elected officials, community partners, and officials with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration gathered at the Baxter Welcome Center/Depot Monday to celebrate the announcement a $1 million grant award that will provide funding for the extension of a sewer line and water line upgrades [...]

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