The Upper Cumberland Development District is a designated agency to administer grant funding through the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities program. Funded through the Specialty License Plate Program, the Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant program is designed to provide support for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 14, 2018 - Senator Janice Bowling and Representative Kelly Keisling received "Legislator of the Year" Awards from the Tennessee Development District Association (TDDA). The awards were made on March 14, 2018, during TDDA’s Legislative Awards Breakfast in Nashville. The TDDA is an association of Tennessee's nine development districts, which are regional planning [...]
The Upper Cumberland Development District received $18,650 from the Tennessee Arts Commission. As grants go, that is a small one to serve 14 counties. You may be surprised what a difference it makes. Eleven arts projects were completed in seven counties with over 200 artists involved. Three hundred ninety-eight volunteers provided six thousand six [...]
On Tuesday, May 16, the Upper Cumberland Development District held their Annual Board of Directors Meeting at Southern Hills Golf and Country Club. Community partners and development district board members met to commemorate the previous year’s achievements and to elect officers for the 2018 fiscal year. Elected officers for FY 2018 include: chairman Tim Stribling, [...]
TDDA Honors Area Legislators NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 15, 2017 - Senator Paul Bailey and Representative Ryan Williams have received "Legislator of the Year" Awards from the Tennessee Development District Association (TDDA). The awards were made by the Upper Cumberland Development District and several Upper Cumberland mayors on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 during TDDA’s Day on [...]
