Tennessee Moves Closer To Spending Full $3.7B Allocation In Federal ARPA Funds

Tennessee Has Committed To Spending $3.4 Billion Of The $3.7 Billion Allocated To The State Under The American Rescue Plan Act.

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Tennessee Narrows List For Spending Final $600M Of COVID Stimulus

The Tennessee Financial Stimulus Accountability Group Has Categorized And Will Be Reviewing More Than 60 Applications For At Least $275 Million In Grants To Nonprofit Groups Or Public Service Organizations Affected By Covid-19.

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New Study Confirms That Federal Unemployment Benefits Kept Millions From Returning To Work

Increased Federal Benefits Last Year Perpetuated Unemployment And Kept Millions Of Americans From Returning To The Workforce, A New Study Released Wednesday Reports.

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Proposal Spends $68M In Federal Stimulus Funds On TN Agricultural Research Labs

The Tennessee Department Of Agriculture Presented A Plan Tuesday For $68 Million In Food Sustainability Spending At A Pair Of Higher Education Labs To The State’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group.

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Stimulus Accountability Group Eyes 2 New TN Public Health Labs For Combined $285M

As Tennessee’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group Looks To Approve Its Plan To Approve $3.1 Billion In Federal Stimulus Spending, One Lawmaker Has Questions About Two Proposed Statewide Laboratory Projects.

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Report Highlights Mental Health Issues, Available Funds In Tennessee

A New Sycamore Institute Report Shows Mental Health Issues And Drug Overdoses Had Increased In Tennessee Before The Covid-19 Pandemic, And Those Issues Have Multiplied Over The Past 20 Months.

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