TABC Awarded $250,000 Grant to Combat Underage Alcohol Sales

NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) received a grant of $250,000 from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for increased alcohol compliance operations across Tennessee. The grant requires additional operations in areas of the state that have a higher concentration of alcohol-related traffic fatalities. TABC Agents will use the Tennessee Integrated Traffic Analysis Network (TITAN), operated by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, to identify where a high concentration of alcohol-related traffic fatalities are occurring.

Chief Law Enforcement Officer Bond Tubbs will utilize the grant funds to pay for additional operations and overtime expenditures incurred through the additional enforcement counter-measures. “Preventing the sale of alcohol to minors is a top priority. These funds will mean fewer minors will receive alcohol. We appreciate the Tennessee Highway Safety Office and look forward to our continued partnership,” said Chief Tubbs.

The grant cycle will run from October 2024 through September 2025. The TABC conducts minor compliance operations across the state and performs high-visibility enforcement operations at heavily attended events.

For more information about the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, please visit https://tntrafficsafety.org.

For more information about the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, please visit www.tn.gov/abc.

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