Governor Lee Announces 6 Taxpayer-Funded Site Development Grant Recipients Across Tennessee

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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –

Governor Bill Lee announced last week that over $6 million in grant money will be provided to six Tennessee locations to support economic development in rural areas.

The grants, which are awarded through the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, are intended to promote rural economic growth through engineering and infrastructure improvement.

TNECD has previously awarded more than $120 million through the grant program, which was started through the Rural Economic Opportunity Act. 

Recipients of this year’s grant awards are below:

• City of Bartlett, TN: Bartlett Innovation Park – Due Diligence ($100,000)
• Town of Livingston, TN: Livingston Industrial Site – Property Grading ($1,000,000)
• City of Milan, TN: Milan Arsenal Property – Master planning and sewer infrastructure design ($241,769)
• Knox County Industrial Development Board: Eastbridge Business Park – Property Grading ($3,962,056.25)
• Morgan County Economic Development Board: Darnell Property – Property Purchase ($658,922.40)
• Town of Winfield, TN: Winfield Industrial Park – Due Diligence ($100,000)

“What happens in rural Tennessee matters to all of Tennessee, and today’s grant announcement marks another step forward in creating greater economic opportunity across our state,” stated Gov. Lee. “I thank our local leaders for their partnership to drive growth in their communities that will in turn attract future investment and job creation.”