Putnam Applying For Almost $500K Grant For COVID Mitigation In Jail
Putnam County will apply for an almost $500,000 grant through the Department of Health for the county jail system. Mayor Randy Porter said that the money will be used to help with COVID mitigation. “To spread the inmates out more, to change out HVAC systems and so forth,” Porter said. “It can only be spent […]
Volunteer Behavioral Health Receives $900K Grant For School Mental Health Services
Volunteer Behavioral Health was the recipient of a $900,000 state grant to expand mental health services in schools. Senior VP of Operations Sejal West said the expansion will cover new child development specialists for its Behavioral Health Liaison and Project BASIC programs. “And they will work closely with the teachers in the school and with […]
Cookeville Named A State Grant Recipient For Site Development
The City of Cookeville will receive at least $25,000 in state grant money to complete due diligence studies at the Lemon-Farris Industrial Site off Highway 111. The city is one of 12 recipients of state grant monies that total more than $8 million for site development. Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer said that while it’s […]
Sparta Aldermen Discuss Grant Work On Guidelines Preserving Historic Buildings
Sparta will consider soliciting for bids from companies to reestablish its building codes for historic zonings. Mayor Jeff Young said the matter came from the city’s historic board wanting to update guidelines after being inactive. “I think the way our historic downtown is and has been preserved for the last 110 years we would not […]
Overton EMS Receives Grant To Purchase CPR Devices
Overton County EMS has received a new $71,000 federal grant. Ambulance Services Director Jim Morgan said that the ARP funding will allow the department to purchase new LUCAS chest compression devices. “They kind of help the crews perform CPR in the back of the ambulances,” Morgan said. “So you can actually do it with the […]
UC Regional Airport Board To Consider Grant Application For Hangar
The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport Board will consider a grant proposal tonight to build a hangar. The special called meeting includes the pre-application for an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to help fund the project. Airport Manager Dean Selby said board approval is needed before the December 3rd deadline. “We have to look forward to how […]
TCAT Livingston Using State Grant To Boost Advanced Manufacturing Program
Dual enrollment students from six Upper Cumberland Counties will benefit from a $1 million grant that TCAT Livingston was rewarded. Operations and Facilities Vice-President Jeff Slagle said through the grant, a manufacturing cell with robots will be added on campus. “This is a new technology that we know that’s needed in the Upper Cumberland based […]
Monterey Forming Grant Application For More Pedestrian Improvements
Monterey continued work Monday to create a walking corridor that loops around downtown Monterey. Grant Writer Dawn Kupferer led aldermen through a T-DOT grant application that would be the next step in the town’s connectivity plan. “The transportation alternative grant aligns perfectly with what we’ve been doing in Monterey for the last 10 years talking […]
Cookeville Approves Letter Of Support For Bridge Grant Proposal
Cookeville City Council approved authorizing City Manager James Mills to execute a letter of support for a CRISI grant proposal sponsored by TDOT. Councilman Charles Womack said Thursday Night that the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant could result in some $5.5 million in repairs for the Short Line Railroad Bridge. “We’ve been trying […]
Putnam Applying For Funding To Assist With Ag Pavilion Construction
Putnam County seeking grant funding to help with the construction of the Ag pavilion at the new fairgrounds. Mayor Randy Porter said the county is applying for $2.4 million for what would be the second largest structure on the property. “We feel good that we might be able to have a great chance of getting […]
