Tennessee Caucus Member Information

2024 CAUCUS MEETING INFORMATION:

  • Wed. June 5 – location TBD
  • Wed. Nov. 6 – location TBD

PREVIOUS CAUCUS MEETING INFORMATION:


TDEC’s Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grant (BRAG) Applications Now Open
Applications for the program are now open! Please visit TDEC’s Grant Management System page to start an application here: SmartSimple | Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
The grant manual for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s  Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grant (BRAG) is available here: Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grant- State Funded (tn.gov)
 
Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, a county, municipality, public housing authorities, development district, or development board. Towns and cities are encouraged to apply regardless of former brownfield remediation experience. Grants are capped at $500,000 annually per eligible entity.

Advocacy Materials

THDA News/Updates


TNHAF – Homeowner Assistance FUND – Mortgage Relief Now Available!

The TN Homeowner Assistance Fund (TNHAF)program, an initiative established through the American Rescue Act of 2021, IS NOW OPEN! If you are behind on your mortgage payment, you may qualify for assistance. Basic Qualifications include the following:

  • COVID-19 related hardship that occurred after January 21, 2020;
  • Past due mortgage balance that does not exceed $40,000;
  • Household income less than $119,850

Please check the website for which mortgage servicers are eligible (addt’l mortgage servicers will likely be added)


FHLB-Cincinnati News

Disaster Reconstruction Funds Update – View our current list of disaster declarations by county to see if your area is eligible.

Eligibility rules for those applying for DRP funds include:

  • Eligible households have either been displaced or suffered damage to their primary residence by a federally or state declared disaster occurring within the Fifth District.
  • Household income must be less than or equal to 100 percent of the applicable Mortgage Revenue Bond income limits. In Hamilton County, Tenn., for a family of one or two persons, the limit is $67,800 and for a family of three or more, the limit is $77,970.
  • Allowable expenses include construction, acquisition, or repair of a primary residence, which must be a single-family detached home or manufactured home permanently attached to a fixed foundation and taxed as real property where the applicant is the owner of record. FHLB funds cannot be used for expenses covered by insurance or state or federal emergency management agencies.

Help Community Heroes Purchase a Home – New Program! Community Heroes, in partnership with FHLB-Atlanta helps law enforcement officers, public school educators, firefighters, and other first responders purchase a home.  Learn more HERE


Office of National Drug Control Policy

We are very excited to share that on Friday, the Administration released a new tool to assist rural community leaders in building an effective local response to the crisis of addiction, the Rural Community Action Guide: Building Stronger, Healthy Drug-Free Rural Communities.  

The guide complements both the Community Assessment Tool, which gives county specific data about deaths and factors which may make a community more vulnerable to addiction, and the Federal Rural Resources Guide, which includes comprehensive information about different federal funds for rural communities impacted by addiction.  The Guide also has a companion supplement, a listing of promising practices which you can find here: Rural Community Action Guide: Promising Practices.

Kaboom grant for playground equipment – rolling deadline, fundraising match required – check it out HERE Frequently Asked questions/answers HERE