Project Diabetes is a grant program that funds prevention projects that focus on changing policies, systems, and/or the environment to support healthier lifestyles in communities. Recent focus areas center on food and beverage accessibility and increasing physical activity. Approaches to PSE change help highlight how communities function, including how resources are allocated and how services […]
The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant provides flexible, core funding for prevention and health promotion activities in Tennessee. The grant covers several primary areas including: cancer prevention, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, community-based prevention services, healthy weight, injury prevention, dental and oral health services, and poison control.
The Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) trains communities in sexual violence prevention strategies. RPE uses some evidence based training programs, including Shifting Boundaries and Green Dot.
The Energy Efficient Schools Initiative (EESI) provides low-interest loans to Tennessee public K-12 school districts for projects that reduce energy consumption and operating costs. The program supports a wide range of efficiency measures, including lighting upgrades, HVAC improvements, insulation, energy management controls, and building retro-commissioning. Loan terms are based on the project’s projected energy savings, […]
Competitive cost share program providing 25% of project costs up to $1,000,000 for agriculture or forestry related projects that start or expand businesses. Minimum total project capital expenditure is $2,000,000. Successful grant recipients demonstrate a strong potential for impact on local farm income, access to markets, increased capacity or agricultural innovation. Priority is given to […]
Through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and the Centers for Disease Control, the Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program (TBCSP) helps low-income, uninsured women gain access to timely breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. Individuals requiring treatment for breast or cervical cancer or precancerous conditions of these diseases may […]
The IMPROVE Transit Investment Grant is a competitive grant program designed to support communities in reducing congestion, increasing ridership, promoting economic development, and benefits to safety by providing state funding to transit-related projects. Eligible projects include those related to capital enhancements, infrastructure, facilities, and technology.
The Yellow DOT program is designed to supply first responders with an individual’s medical information in the event of a vehicle crash or other emergency. Participants indicate the presence of key medical information inside the vehicle with a yellow bumper sticker, allowing first responders to provide faster, more appropriate care. Any person who has a […]
This grant program provides funding for universities and research institutions to develop new and further existing nuclear education programs, for site development efforts for new nuclear projects, and for incentive grants to nuclear energy-related businesses.
SHIP helps Medicare beneficiaries (primarily aging adults and persons with disabilities) understand their Medicare benefits and the local programs and services available to them. Participants receive localized assistance from members in their community who are familiar with available services and organizations. This program also includes Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) programming, which […]
The Tourism Marketing, Outreach, and Visitor Engagement program aims to increase the state’s economic viability and support the growth of tourism in all 95 counties, helping make Tennessee the 11th highest state for direct visitor spending. It does that by inspiring travel, developing programs, digital campaigns, and enhancing industry partnerships which drive job creation, visitor […]
The Veterans Advocacy Program advocates for the rights, benefits, and well-being of veterans through a multifaceted approach. That includes disability and compensation claims advocacy and assistance, guidance and representation in the appeals process, and community engagement and partnerships to increase the awareness and accessibility of services. The program also provides regular training for local service […]
The Transportation Alternatives Program supports federally funded, community-based projects that expand travel choices and enhance the transportation experience by integrating modes and improving the cultural, historic, and environmental aspects of our transportation infrastructure. Examples of TAP projects include Americans-with-Disability-Act upgrades, the creation of bicycle and pedestrian facilities that make getting to school safer for children, […]
The Behavioral Highway Safety Grant Program within the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) provides grant funding to implement statewide programs addressing occupant protection, impaired driving, speed enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety, crash data collection and analysis, and other initiatives relating to the human behavioral aspects of highway safety. The goal is to change driver behavior […]
The Families First Community Grant program was created as an additional method to invest TANF funds in ways to provide long-term benefits to low-income families and help them move towards economic stability.
The overarching goal of the TOA Pilot program is to help individuals (and their families) with low incomes become self-sufficient. Pilots are using a variety of care coordination models to increase families’ capacity for self-sufficiency across multiple domains and are being evaluated to determine their impact within the community.
Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program (TSLRP) provides loan repayment to qualified primary care practitioners in exchange for a two-year service obligation (full or part-time) at a non-profit or private non-profit within an eligible health professional shortage area (HPSA). Loan repayment can apply to a variety of relevant medical school loans, including primary care doctors, dentists, […]
Faith-Based and Community Engagement provides enhanced patient-centered engagement, assistance with navigating complex systems, and care coordination of medical and social service needs for minority, rural and vulnerable populations. It does this through outreach workers who attend community events and work with community health partners to connect individuals to services through referrals to community providers and […]
The Clinical Dental Services program provides oral health education, emergency and basic dental services to adults and children in health department settings. By providing these services, this program seeks to improve the oral health and ultimately the overall health of Tennesseans.
The Rural Hospital Improvement Program supports and sustains small rural hospitals through both operational and financial improvement through federal grants from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). It includes the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (FLEX) Program that works specifically with the Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) that have 25 beds or less. It also includes […]
Environmental Epidemiology Program (EEP) protects people who live, work, play, and study in Tennessee from harmful chemicals and pollutants. EEP conducts health risk assessments in all 95 counties to make sure harmful chemicals—including at spills, dumps, and waste sites—are properly cleaned up to protect people. EEP leads public education efforts through public meetings, fact sheets, […]
Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) within TDH’s Overdose Response Coordination Office is a CDC-funded grant program that supports Tennessee jurisdictions in implementing drug overdose prevention activities, in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and timely data on nonfatal and fatal overdoses, and in using those data to enhance programmatic and surveillance efforts. The program focuses on understanding and […]
Interpretive and Education Programming provides education, recreation, interpretive, and volunteer programming that helps Tennesseans become active stewards of our parks. A steward takes responsibility for the careful and responsible use of the natural and cultural resources entrusted to our state parks. Stewards can be staff, volunteers, Friends, active stakeholders, responsible recreators, user-group representatives, or elected […]
The Tennessee Plant Optimization Program (TN POP) provides free resources to support water and wastewater operators in achieving optimization in energy use and nutrient removal for their facilities through low and no-cost measures. Eligible facilities can receive technical assistance, loaned equipment, cost savings opportunities, and supportive regulatory oversight to optimize nutrient treatment in wastewater treatment […]
The Property Evaluation Program helps communities improve their inventory of industrial sites and buildings in Tennessee by evaluating potential properties, advising counties on where investment may be most beneficial and what steps are needed to address issues.
The Site Development Grant Program invests in developing quality sites and the development of infrastructure plans to advance the economic development pipeline in all Tennessee communities. These programs ensure sites are ready to locate companies by providing funds to develop a site’s infrastructure, grading, etc., to enhance sites, overcome obstacles for certification or improve a […]
ThreeStar is a unique strategic community development program that helps Tennessee counties prepare for a better future. It is designed to encourage community collaboration; communication between local stakeholders; the adoption of practices that strengthen performance, accountability, and efficiency; and goal setting and resource alignment. Certification in the ThreeStar program is based on annual documentation of […]
The Tennessee Certified Sites Program helps communities prepare to attract new companies by certifying shovel-ready sites that have undergone evaluation and have minimized risk to corporate investors. Grants are available after the site visit to assist in completion of needed studies and reports for publicly owned sites.
Juvenile Court Prevention Grants are provided annually to twenty-seven (27) grantee to provide prevention services for youth in danger of coming into state custody due to delinquent behavior. Program areas include intensive probation, intensive aftercare, alternative school programs, and truancy prevention.
The Forest Protection Program works to minimize damage to forest resources and personal property while giving priority to firefighter and public safety. The program prevents and suppresses wildfires, promotes hazard reduction activities, implements beneficial prescribed fire, and supports wildland fire training for volunteer fire departments and other wildland firefighters. The program also includes presentations for […]
