Published: September 5, 2018

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS NOW ACCEPTING GRANT PROPOSALS FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP IMPROVE WATER QUALITY STATEWIDE BY REDUCING NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION IS SOIL, URBAN RUNOFF, FERTILIZERS, CHEMICALS AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS THAT DEGRADE SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER QUALITY. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, REGIONAL AGENCIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT GRANT PROPOSALS IS DECEMBER 1ST. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE WEBSITE T-N DOT GOV AND SEARCH FOR WATER QUALITY GRANT PROPOSALS 2019.