Tennessee Legislators To Look Into Rejecting Federal School Funding In November

With Additional Covid-19 Federal K-12 School Funding Winding Down, Tennessee Continues Its Look At What School Funding Would Look Like Without Federal Dollars, Which Amounted To $10.4 Billion Coming To The State’s Schools Between 2019 And 2023.

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Tennessee Launches $20M Pregnancy Assistance Grant Program For Nonprofits

Tennessee Opened A New $20 Million Grant Program Called The Strong Families Grant Program This Week, Providing Grants For Nonprofit Organizations For Items Such As Pregnancy And Adoption Support, Workforce Assistance For New Moms And Housing Assistance For Moms In Crisis.

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Tennessee Assigns $63M In Federal Funding For Water Infrastructure Grants

Tennessee Will Be Sending $63 Million In Federal Funds To 20 Different Water Infrastructure Projects. The Funds Are Part Of $3.7 Billion In American Rescue Plan Funds Sent To The State.

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20 Tennessee Small Businesses, Rural Companies Receive USDA Grants

Twenty Tennessee Companies Will Be Receiving Loans Or Grants Worth Anywhere From $4,000 To $240,000 As Part Of The United States Department Of Agriculture’s Support Of Agriculture Producers And Rural Small Businesses.

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Tennessee School Districts Await School Safety Grant Distributions

Schools Across The State Have Been Able To Receive School Safety Grant Money Since The End Of June, And A Recently Released Report Shows Just How Much Money Each System Will Be Receiving

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Nashville Mayor Approves License Plate Readers And Limits Party Buses Amid Signing of New Legislation

Nashville Mayor John Cooper Signed Several Pieces Of Legislation On Monday That Will Bring Changes To Music City. New Laws Include The Installation Of New License Plate Readers, As Well As Ordinances Regarding Downtown Noise Levels And Entertainment Vehicles.

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Tennessee Spent Nearly $600M To Bolster School CTE Programs

Nearly $600 Million In Grants Have Gone To Tennessee Schools For Career And Technical Education From A Pair Of Grant Programs Since 2019 And A New Legislative Brief Shows The Impact Of That Spending.

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