Health Department Relaunches the Step ONE Teaching Garden Grants Program; Accepting Applications through September 7th

The Hamilton County Health Department announces the Step ONE Teaching Garden Grants Program, which focuses on addressing the issue of childhood nutrition by encouraging youth and their families to make healthier food decisions. The Teaching Gardens introduce positive skills such as balanced nutrition, teamwork, and responsibility to students at a young age. These gardens are […]

EPB and TVA Present $60,000 in STEM Grants to 15 Chattanooga Area Schools

The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with EPB and Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. (a TVA retiree organization), awarded $60,000 in STEM grants to 15 schools in EPB’s service area. These schools are among the 238 schools across TVA’s service area to receive $1 million in grants to develop science, technology, engineering, and math education projects to […]

Winners Announced in TVFCU’s $175,000 Idea Leap Grant

Throughout the week of May 8, Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (TVFCU) brought their 6th Annual Idea Leap Grant to its conclusion with pitch competitions in Cleveland, Dalton and Chattanooga. A total of 11 entrepreneurs pitched their small business plans and expansion goals, each taking home a grant between $10,000 and $30,000. “For the first […]

People’s Choice Voting Begins in TVFCU’s $175,000 Idea Leap Grant

Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (TVFCU) is asking for the public to choose one People’s Choice Finalist in each regional Idea Leap Grant – the credit union’s annual program that awards funds to local entrepreneurs. The People’s Choice Finalist in each area will participate in one of the upcoming pitch competitions in which TVFCU is […]

Tennessee American Water and American Water Charitable Foundation Announce STEM Education Grants

The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, recently announced that three local organizations have been awarded STEM (science, technology, education, math) Education Grants, supporting communities served by Tennessee American Water. “Getting children interested in STEM concepts early on can help create […]

Tennessee American Water Accepting Applications for the 2023 Environmental Grant Program

Grants available for community projects in the company’s service areas  Tennessee American Water announced today that applications are now being accepted for its 2023 Environmental Program. “Tennessee American Water is proud to launch the 2023 Environmental Grant Program, a long-standing initiative that aims to support local organizations that share our environmental vision,” said Lori Stenzel, Tennessee […]

EPA Selects Enterprise Center Inc. to Receive Funding

Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Enterprise Center Inc. to receive funding to conduct community air quality monitoring in Hamilton County communities. The grant is one of 132 air monitoring projects in 37 states will […]