$19.5 Million in Recovery Funds Approved for Tennessee
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | 08:42am
Needy Seniors and Families to Receive Help Through Community Services Block Grant
NASHVILLE — Governor Phil Bredesen today announced the approval of $19.5 million in federal stimulus funding for Tennessee to help low income citizens weather these tough economic times. The funds are made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. The funds will flow through the Tennessee Department of Human Services and on to the 20 community action and human resource agencies across the state and are targeted at low-income seniors, individuals with disabilities and families with very small children.
“Community Services Block Grant funds are a lifeline to our most vulnerable citizens,” said Governor Bredesen. “The additional dollars will help more families take care of the basics: putting food on the table, making this month’s rent or mortgage payment, or even buying diapers and baby formula for their children.”
The goal of the CSBG program is to provide services to eligible low-income individuals and families to improve the communities in which they live. A family or individual must be living at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty guidelines (that’s $27,562/year for a family of four). CSBG agencies will focus on five areas for their ARRA funding: nutrition (particularly food banks), employment, housing, health, and emergency services.
“DHS sees effects of this troubled economy every day, in every corner of the state,” said DHS Commissioner Gina Lodge. “The number of individuals and families applying for public assistance programs has risen greatly over the past year. We are so pleased that more help for vital services will be made available through the Recovery program and our local CSBG agencies.”
The CSBG Recovery Act provides $1 billion in federal funds to be distributed nationally. Tennessee’s share is $19.5 million. A breakdown by agency can be found on the following pages.
For more information on Tennessee’s Recovery efforts, visit: www.tnrecovery.gov.
For more information on the Recovery projects at DHS, visit: www.tn.gov/humanserv.
CSBG AGENCY ALLOCATION AMOUNT
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY $228,194
107 Shipe Street
Clinton, TN 37716
(865) 457-5500
Serving Anderson County
BLOUNT COUNTY COMMUNITY $303,359
ACTION AGENCY
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, Tennessee 37703
(865)983-8411
Serving Blount County
BRADLEY-CLEVELAND COMMUNITY $292,934
SERVICES AGENCY
P.O. Box 3297, 155 Sixth Street, S.E.
Cleveland, Tennessee 37320
(423) 479-4111 x 101
Serving Bradley County
CHATTANOOGA HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT $877,700
501 West 12th Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
(423) 757-5538
Serving Hamilton County
CLARKSVILLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY $388,740
350 Pageant Lane, Suite 307
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 648-5774
DELTA HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY $407,428
P. O. Box 634 - 915 Highway 51 South
Covington, Tennessee 38019
(901) 476-5226
Serving Fayette, Lauderdale & Tipton Counties
DOUGLAS CHEROKEE ECONOMIC AUTHORITY $1,023,895
534 East First North Street
Morristown, TN 37816
(423) 587-4500
Serving: Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson,
Monroe & Sevier Counties
HIGHLAND RIM ECONOMIC CORPORATION $247,126
P.O. Box 208 - 213 College Street
Erin, Tennessee 37061
(931) 289-4101
Serving Dickson, Houston, Humphreys & Stewart Counties
KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE $1,191,749
2247 Western Avenue, PO Box 51650
Knoxville, Tennessee 37950-1650
(865) 637-6700
Serving Knox County
METRO ACTION COMMISSION $1,829,860
1624 5TH Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37208
(615) 862-8860
Serving Davidson County
MID-CUMBERLAND COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY $1,444,335
233 Legend Drive, Suite 103, P. O. Box 310
Lebanon, Tennessee 37088-0310
(615) 742-1113 or 1137
Serving Cheatham, Sumner, Trousdale, Rutherford, Robertson, Wilson & Williamson Counties
MID-EAST COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY $270,584
P.O. Box 43 - 141 Odd Fellow Cemetery Road
Rockwood, Tennessee 37854
(865) 354-0450
Serving Loudon and Roane Counties
MOUNTAIN VALLEY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AUTHORITY/ETHRA $612,582
9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100
Knoxville, TN 37923
(865)691-2551
Serving Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott & Union Counties
NORTHWEST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL $923,631
231 S. Wilson Street
Dresden, Tennessee 38225
(731) 364-3228
Serving Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion & Weakley Counties
SHELBY COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY $3,551,575
100 North Main, Suite 1300
Memphis, Tennessee 38103-0513
(901) 545-4630
Serving Shelby County
SOUTH CENTRAL HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY $1,293,376
606 Lee Avenue, P. O. Box 638
Fayetteville, Tennessee 37334
(931) 433-7182
Serving Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln,
Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry & Wayne Counties
SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY $674,470
1012 Resource Road, P. O. Box 909
Dunlap, Tennessee 37327
(423) 949-2191
Serving Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea & Sequatchie Counties
SOUTHWEST HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY $957,426
1527 White Avenue
Henderson, Tennessee 38340
(731) 989-5111
Serving Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison & McNairy Counties
UPPER CUMBERLAND HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY $1,239,054
3111 Enterprise Drive
Cookeville, Tennessee 38506
(931) 528-1127
Serving Clay, Putnam, Cannon, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon,
Overton, Pickett, Smith, Warren, White & Van Buren Counties
UPPER EAST TENNESSEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY $1,742,807
301 Louis Street, P. O. Box 46
Kingsport, Tennessee 37662
(423) 246-6180
Serving Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi, Sullivan, Washington
****Allocations are based on the U.S. Census poverty level data for Tennessee counties****
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