The Connected Community Facilities (CCF) Grant Program aims to construct and improve digital access through the creation of buildings or rehabbing spaces.
Donor Name: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
State: Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $2 million
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The goal of this program, which is funded by the Capital Project Fund (CPF) and the American Rescue Plan (ARPA) State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), is to allow for digital workforce development, virtual health monitoring, and virtual education within one space. It will allow rural and urban communities to build new community facilities or rehabilitate existing ones to provide these services and broadband access within one building.
Funding Availability
- TNECD will make up to $30 million available for federal assistance under the Connected Community Facilities Grant Program.
- Award Amount
- The maximum grant request allowable for the Connected Community Facilities Grant Program is $2 million.
- Period of Performance
- All contracts with grantees must be in effect by June 30, 2024. Funds must be expended within two years of contract signing.
Eligible target Populations
An eligible community is the general community that the project is allowed to serve.
- Automatically Eligible Communities: Per CPF and SLFRF guidelines, eligible communities are counties with a Median Family Income at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a default household size of 3 ($65,880)
- Priority Eligible Communities: Following Governor Bill Lee’s Executive Order 1, applicants from an “at-risk” or “distressed” county, as designated by the Appalachian Regional Commission, will receive 5 additional points in their scoring. In fiscal year 2024, Tennessee’s “at-risk” and “distressed” counties were:
- At-Risk (27): Benton, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Claiborne, Decatur, Fentress, Greene, Grundy, Hawkins, Haywood, Houston, Jackson, Johnson, Lauderdale, Lewis, Macon, McNairy, Meigs, Morgan, Pickett, Rhea, Sequatchie, Unicoi, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne
- Distressed (8): Bledsoe, Clay, Cocke, Hancock, Hardeman, Perry, Scott, Lake
- Priority Eligible Communities: Following Governor Bill Lee’s Executive Order 1, applicants from an “at-risk” or “distressed” county, as designated by the Appalachian Regional Commission, will receive 5 additional points in their scoring. In fiscal year 2024, Tennessee’s “at-risk” and “distressed” counties were:
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of entities may apply for the grant Units of local governments in the State of Tennessee, such as counties and municipalities, including governments entities such as public library Organizations, such as community anchovy institutions, applying in partnership with the local government.
For more information, visit TNECD.
