Economic & Community Development

10 01, 2023

Pitch It! Competition Returns, Submissions Currently Accepted

2023-01-10T16:43:53+00:00January 10th, 2023|Economic & Community Development, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on Pitch It! Competition Returns, Submissions Currently Accepted

Are you in recovery? Do you have dreams of opening a small business? Tell us about your dream of opening your own small business! UCDD in conjunction with Recovery2Work and The Biz Foundry has announced an opportunity to make someone’s small business dreams a reality with a $15,000 grant! In 2,000 words or less tell us your [...]

1 12, 2022

Grading Project Complete at Clarkrange Regional Business Park

2022-12-01T14:29:46+00:00December 1st, 2022|Economic & Community Development, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on Grading Project Complete at Clarkrange Regional Business Park

Grading work of approximately eight acres in the Clarkrange Regional Business Park (CRBP) is now complete. Local Industrial Development Board (IDB) members gathered at the site, located in southern Fentress County, recently to mark the occasion.  “We are excited to have this major step completed,” said Joe Wheeler, IDB Chairman. “Having a site in the [...]

29 08, 2022

Pitch It! for a Chance to Receive $15K Small Business Grant

2022-08-29T16:34:52+00:00August 29th, 2022|Economic & Community Development, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on Pitch It! for a Chance to Receive $15K Small Business Grant

Are you in recovery? Do you have dreams of opening a small business? Tell us about your dream of opening your own small business! UCDD in conjunction with Recovery2Work and The Biz Foundry has announced an opportunity to make someone's small business dreams a reality with a $15,000 grant! In 2,000 words or less [...]

14 06, 2022

Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant Application Now Open

2022-06-14T18:59:09+00:00June 14th, 2022|Economic & Community Development, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant Application Now Open

Upper Cumberland nonprofit organizations may now apply for the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) administers ABC grants in Upper Cumberland. The [...]

18 05, 2022

Wish You Were Here Trailer

2022-05-25T13:32:01+00:00May 18th, 2022|Economic & Community Development, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on Wish You Were Here Trailer

The episode one premiere for Wish You Were Here Adventures in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland will air tomorrow on WCTE PBS Channel 22 at 8:30 p.m. Aired episodes will be available for streaming on wcte.org you can watch them again and share them with friends and family. Follow on social media for more behind the scenes [...]

16 05, 2022

Wish You Were Here Tourism Series to Air May 19

2022-05-16T16:02:50+00:00May 16th, 2022|Economic & Community Development, UCDD News|Comments Off on Wish You Were Here Tourism Series to Air May 19

It’s lights, camera, action for a new collaborative project between Upper Cumberland Development District, Upper Cumberland Tourism Association, Tennessee Tech University, and WCTE PBS. Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Tennessee’s Upper Cumberland, a new television program highlighting tourist attractions throughout the Upper Cumberland region, will make its on-air debut Thursday, May 19 at 8:30 [...]

9 05, 2022

UCDD Invites Organizations to Apply for TN Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities Grants

2022-05-09T14:58:46+00:00May 9th, 2022|Economic & Community Development, Regional News, UCDD News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on UCDD Invites Organizations to Apply for TN Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities Grants

Upper Cumberland nonprofit organizations may now apply for the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants for art projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) administers ABC grants in the Upper [...]

4 04, 2022

April is Fair Housing Month

2022-04-04T15:18:00+00:00April 4th, 2022|ECD Public Notices, Economic & Community Development, Housing & Family Services, Housing Public Notices, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on April is Fair Housing Month

Fair Housing Month celebrates the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated days before on April 4, so President Johnson viewed the passing of this Act as a memorial to Dr. King. The Fair [...]

1 04, 2022

Actualmente Aceptando Comentarios Públicos sobre el Plan de Acción Anual 2022-2023 24 de marzo – 25 de abril de 2022

2022-04-01T18:27:06+00:00April 1st, 2022|ECD Public Notices, Economic & Community Development, Regional News, UCDD News|Comments Off on Actualmente Aceptando Comentarios Públicos sobre el Plan de Acción Anual 2022-2023 24 de marzo – 25 de abril de 2022

En el borrador recientemente publicado del Plan de Acción Anual 2022-2023, la Agencia de Desarrollo de la Vivienda de Tennessee (THDA, por sus siglas en inglés) describe cómo el Estado de Tennessee operará los programas CDBG, HOME, HTF, ESG y HOPWA en el próximo año fiscal. Este documento también sirve como la aplicación al Departamento [...]

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