Published: September 17, 2021

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE RECIPIENTS OF TENNESSEE HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. APPROVED BY THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN APRIL 2021, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES MORE THAN $4 MILLION TO PROJECTS THAT AIM TO RENOVATE AND PRESERVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STATE. THE GRANTS PROVIDE 30 PERCENT OF THE FUNDING FOR THE BUILDING REHABILITATION UP TO $300,000. THIS $4 MILLION INVESTMENT OF STATE FUNDS WILL LEVERAGE MORE THAN $14 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT. GRANT RECIPIENTS IN OUR LOCAL AREA INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, DEVELOPERS, NONPROFIT OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES:

ANN ALISON VENTURES – $300,000 TO REHABILITATE PEPPERS MARKET AND THE JOE HERSHKOWITZ STORE IN LAWRENCEBURG, TN

MAYBE HOLDINGS, LLC – $134,237 TO REHABILITATE THE GAMBLE HOUSE IN COLUMBIA, TN

ROBERT MURRY WOOD III – $44,250 TO REHABILITATE THE JAMES GRAHAM HOUSE IN SAVANNAH, TN

AWARDS WERE MADE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS WITH A PORTION OF THE FUNDING SET ASIDE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2021, FOR PROJECTS LOCATED IN TIER 3 AND TIER 4 RURAL COMMUNITIES.