TVFCU to award $225,000 to entrepreneurs at Idea Leap Grant pitch competitions
For TVFCU’s 8th Annual Idea Leap Grant, the credit union is awarding a total of $225,000 in grants to local small business owners in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. Entrepreneurs will participate in regional pitch competitions, each taking home a grant between $10,000 and $30,000. “Since the inception of the Idea Leap Grant in 2018, we have invested over […]
Winners Announced in TVFCU’s $225,000 Idea Leap Grant: Catalyzing Dreams into Reality
In a culmination of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (TVFCU) celebrated the conclusion of its 7th Annual Idea Leap Grant with electrifying pitch competitions across Cleveland, Calhoun, and Chattanooga throughout the week of April 29. A total of 15 impassioned entrepreneurs unveiled their small business plans and expansion visions, each walking […]
Chattanooga Earns $4 Million in Federal Grants to Improve Pedestrian Safety, Walkability and Connectivity
$2 Million Reconnecting Communities grant will help planning and engineering for Westside Evolves, $2 Million Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grant to implement technology for detecting vulnerable road users at mid-block crossings The US Department of Transportation has announced that the City of Chattanooga has earned $4 million in two federal grants that will help […]
Tennessee American Water Announces Launch of American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment Grant Program
Tennessee American Water’s former Environmental Grant Program merges with Foundation grant program Tennessee American Water is delighted to announce the launch of the American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment Grant Program. To streamline the grant experience for its community partners, the Foundation has combined the state’s former Environmental Grant Program with its Water and […]
Chattanooga awarded $500,000 grant for South Chattanooga, East Lake economic opportunity priming
The City of Chattanooga was also named a finalist for a federal implementation grant ranging from $20-$50 million in funding. The City of Chattanooga has been awarded a $500,000 strategy development planning grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) with the purpose of analyzing and developing strategies around improving workforce outcomes […]
Mayor Kelly Announces Federal Grant for Chattanooga Rail Study
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly is thrilled to announce that the City of Chattanooga has earned a $500,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Corridor ID Program to fund a comprehensive study to develop the scope, the cost, engineering, and other requirements needed to establish new passenger rail service on existing alignments along the Atlanta-Chattanooga-Nashville-Memphis Corridor. […]
WTCI PBS Selected to Receive Ready To Learn Grant to Support Early Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills
Station to Work with CPB, PBS to Develop ‘Learning Neighborhood’ WTCI PBS has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS to extend the reach and impact of PBS KIDS early learning resources to local communities. Over the next two years, contingent on congressional funding, WTCI PBS will collaborate […]
Help End Homelessness with EPB and the Homeless Coalition
For the second year, EPB will raise awareness about how to help end homelessness by donating to the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition’s Flexible Housing Fund. Contributions to the Flexible Housing Fund through EPB’s Connect For Good go directly to help people experiencing homelessness get back into permanent housing. Last year, Connect For Good raised more than $67,000 for […]
City of Chattanooga’s Neighborhood Services Division opens applications for Neighborhood Action Grant 2023- 2024
The City of Chattanooga’s Department of Neighborhood Services and Development announced today that applications for the Neighborhood Action Grant 2023-2024 will open on Monday, October 16th. Neighborhood Associations, HOAs, and other registered neighborhood-based organizations within Chattanooga city limits can apply for grants of up to $2,500 to fund projects that strengthen community bonds. The grant application period […]
Chattanooga awarded $12.5 million for ‘Freedom Homestead,’ a multi-behavioral community to address needs of veterans experiencing homelessness
Frontline Response, a faith-based non-profit headquartered in Atlanta, made the award for the national pilot project against other major cities. No local taxpayer dollars are involved in the project. Mayor Tim Kelly, on behalf of the City of Chattanooga, is thrilled to share a major investment that will contribute significantly to supporting a vulnerable population […]
