NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE 2026-27 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS March 23 - April 23, 2026 On behalf of the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) has completed a draft of the State’s 2026-27 Annual Action Plan (AAP) for housing and community development [...]
Representatives from the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD), along with colleagues from the Tennessee Development District Association (TDDA), recently attended the annual Day on the Hill at the state capitol. During the event, the delegation met with state legislators, including Representative Paul Sherrell, Representative Ed Butler, and Senator Paul Bailey, to discuss regional priorities [...]
Pictured receiving the award certificates are Sean Patten and Stacy Morrison, Community Transportation Planning Manager, who accepted on behalf of Mark Dudney. The Upper Cumberland Development District is proud to announce that Mark Dudney and Sean Patten have been recognized as TDOT RPO Grant Writers of the Year. This award honors their exceptional [...]
The FY 2027-2030 Area Plan on Aging and Disability is now available. This plan outlines a comprehensive strategy to guide aging and disability services across 14 counties in Tennessee. The plan serves as a roadmap for program development, funding, staffing, outreach, and regulatory compliance, ensuring that services are coordinated, effective, and responsive to regional needs. [...]
Are you raising a relative child or need housing assistance? A support group meeting will be held for relatives who are caring for relative children this month. Support group meetings will be canceled if schools are closed. If you are interested in attending this meeting or need information on assistance and support, please contact Melissa [...]
Medicare fraud continues to impact beneficiaries nationwide. Most recently, individuals across the country have reported charges for urinary catheter kits they did not need, did not request, and never received. In many cases, the claims appear legitimate because they list a real or familiar provider’s name. As a result, reviewing a Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) [...]
El programa de Subvenciones para Soluciones de Emergencia (ESG, por sus siglas en inglés) proporciona fondos a entidades elegibles en las regiones de Atención Continua (CoC, por sus siglas en inglés) de Tennessee para proporcionar servicios y recursos a las personas sin hogar y así lograr la estabilidad en una vivienda permanente. Esta enmienda sustancial [...]
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program provides funding to eligible entities in Tennessee’s Continuum of Care (CoC) regions to provide services and resources for people experiencing homelessness to regain stability in permanent housing. This substantial amendment would eliminate Set-Aside Cities as a Geographic Priority by which the ESG program distributes funding to some areas of [...]
The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD), in cooperation with the counties of Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White, is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified consulting firms to assist with the development of a comprehensive inventory of brownfield properties. The selected consultant will be [...]
The Executive Board of the Upper Cumberland Development District will meet on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Upper Cumberland Development District, 1104 England Drive, Cookeville, TN. Click here to view the meeting agenda.
