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Bredesen Proposes Volunteer State Solar Initiative

Released on Wed, May 13, 2009 - 8:08 am under

Recovery Act Funds to Power Comprehensive Economic-Development Program

NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today proposed the Volunteer State Solar Initiative, a comprehensive solar-energy and economic-development program that will use up to $62.5 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to advance job creation, education, research, and renewable-power production in Tennessee.

Application Deadline Nears for Recovery Act Grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Released on Mon, May 11, 2009 - 9:30 am under

Grants will Help Preserve Historic Sites on Campus

NASHVILLE - As part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, the National Park Service is awarding grants of up to $2.5 million to preserve the buildings and infrastructure of historically black colleges and universities. The goal of this program is to make historic properties on these campuses safe and useable.
 

TDOT Opens Bids for 119 Recovery Act Funded Projects

Released on Fri, May 08, 2009 - 9:00 am under
Projects will Employ Thousands of Tennessee Workers
 
NASHVILLE – The bids are in and today the Tennessee Department of Transportation identified the apparent lowest bidders on the state’s second round of infrastructure projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. At 10:00 a.m. CDT, TDOT officials opened bids from contractors across the state vying to construct 119 projects in 64 Tennessee counties to be funded through the Recovery Act. Bids were immediately posted on the TDOT web site under Information for Contractors, Bid Lettings, May 8.
 

Recovery Funds to Reduce Homelessness

Released on Tue, May 05, 2009 - 9:22 am under

Comment Solicited on Homelessness Prevention Program

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Ted R. Fellman, executive director of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, announced an allocation of $13,467,433 for the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) under Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

TDOT’s Gibson Co. Recovery Project Receives National Attention

Released on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 - 1:55 pm under
Positive Impact to Tennessee Families and Economy Focus of CBS News Report
 
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s first transportation project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is garnering national attention for boosting the state’s economy and creating hundreds of jobs.
 
The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric featured the $924,000 Gibson County project, which will replace three wooden, structurally deficient bridges built more than 40-years ago. At least 150 workers are involved in the project including Robin Patterson, who told CBS news that being called back to work saved both his home and his marriage.  Patterson had been unemployed since November 2008.

Bredesen Announces Child Care Scholarship Recovery Act Program

Released on Wed, Apr 29, 2009 - 11:17 am under

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and the Tennessee Department of Human Services this week announced the creation of a time-limited child care scholarship program for low-income, working families through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). Providers at all licensed child care centers and homes across Tennessee are eligible to participate in this one-time, $42 million program. 

“This scholarship program is designed to help working families provide their children safe, quality child care,” said Governor Phil Bredesen. “The Department of Human Services has created an excellent program to use our valuable child care Recovery Act dollars to reach as many eligible families as quickly as possible.”

Bredesen Breaks Ground on Recovery Act Project in Carter County

Released on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 - 11:56 am under
Carter County Bridge groundbreaking
Carter County Bridge groundbreaking

Local Bridge to be Replaced with 100% Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen joined House Speaker Kent Williams, TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely, Senator Rusty Crowe and officials from Carter County today to break ground on a local bridge replacement project funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. The Carter County project will replace a steel truss bridge along Steel Bridge Road at Wilbur Dam Road.
 
"This project is a great representation of how the Recovery Act benefits local economies,” said Bredesen. “This one-lane bridge is in a dangerous curve, is nearly 70 years old and carries close to 100 vehicles a day. By replacing this bridge with 100 percent Recovery Act funds, the county government saves more than $300,000 in matching funds, but more importantly this project will create jobs and provide Carter County residents with a better bridge and a safer roadway.
 

Recovery Act Funds Available to Eligible Arts Organizations

Released on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 - 12:28 pm under

Tennessee Arts Commission will Award Grants to Help Preserve Jobs

NASHVILLE – As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Tennessee Arts Commission has announced the availability of federal funds through the “Investing In Tennessee” (IIT) grant category. These funds will provide federal assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the sole purpose of protecting and preserving jobs in the nonprofit arts sector that are threatened by the current economic downturn. Application deadline is May 21, 2009.

Recovery Act Helps Districts Meet Needs of Homeless Students

Released on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 - 7:02 am under

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Commissioner of Education Dr. Timothy Webb today announced Title X McKinney-Vento Act funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for schools and districts to meet the special needs of students who are homeless. These allocations represent the entire funding amount that will be available for districts through ARRA to serve these students.

Recovery Act Helps Enhance Technology in Schools

Released on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 - 8:38 am under

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Commissioner of Education Dr. Timothy Webb today announced Title II-D Education Technology funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These allocations represent funding that will be available for districts to effectively integrate technology into the classroom.

“Tennessee must remain at the forefront in using technology to better serve students in their future careers,” Governor Phil Bredesen said. “There is no doubt that this generation will need the skills these grants will help build to be successful in any career they choose.”

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