Environment and Conservation
Evidence Step:
Outputs
Priority Area:
Rural Development and Conservation
Program Demographic:
Adults
The Tennessee Recreation Initiative Program (TRIP) provides grant money to cities and counties who lack professional park and recreational directors and do not provide a comprehensive recreation delivery system in their community to assist with the establishment of the first Parks and Recreation Department. TRIP grants are a three-year commitment, with a $50,000 grant matched equally by the communities across year one and two, and $50,000 for year three being 100% funded by the awarded organization.
Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Priority Area:
Workforce Development and Employment
Program Demographic:
Adults, Communities, Rural Focus
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, social workers, pharmacists, and others. TSLRP helps to recruit and retain health care providers in areas with limited health care workers to increase equitable access to healthcare for all Tennesseans.
Evidence Step:
Outputs
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Children, Infancy / Early Childhood, Persons with Disability
A healthcare reimbursement account (HRA) for children who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and are in state custody. An Independent Support Coordinator assists families with utilizing the benefit and understanding eligible expenses.
Evidence Step:
Outputs
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Children, Infancy / Early Childhood, Persons with Disability
Provides support to children who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and are in state custody. Support can include direct care services, support for foster families, and home and community-based services for children with complex needs. Direct care includes short-term placement in community homes for children with high medical needs currently awaiting placement while receiving care in a hospital/emergency room.
Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Priority Area:
Workforce Development and Employment
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults
The Tennessee Student Assistance Award Program (TSAA) provides grants to low-income undergraduate students who are residents of Tennessee. Applicants must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment, at least half time, at a public or an eligible non-public postsecondary institution in Tennessee.
Evidence Step:
Outputs
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults, Children, Families, Persons with Disability
The Tennessee Technology Access Program (TTAP) is a statewide program designed to increase access to, and acquisition of, assistive technology devices and services. Through funding assistance, device demonstration, device loan and device reutilization, TTAP and a network of assistive technology centers help people with disabilities and their families find and get the tools that they need to live independent, productive lives where and how they choose.
Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Priority Area:
Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults, Children, Families, Infancy / Early Childhood
TennCare is the state of Tennessee’s managed Medicaid program. The program is a partnership between the state and federal government. TennCare contracts with statewide managed care organizations to provide healthcare to mostly low-income pregnant women, parents or caretakers of a minor child, children, and individuals who are elderly or have a disability. To get Medicaid, you must meet the income and resource limits.
Evidence Step:
Evidence
Program Demographic:
Adults, Justice-involved
Therapeutic Community is an intensive residential level of treatment that addresses the criminogenic and addiction needs of the inmate. This is a 9–12-month program that provides treatment for individuals with moderate to severe substance use disorders. The following curriculum has evidenced based components integrated within the therapeutic community program: Motivational Interviewing/ Stages of Change; TCU Mapping-Enhanced Counseling; Seeking Safety; CBIP; Victim Impact; Motivational Enhancement Therapy; Anger Management (SAMHSA); and Partners in Parenting.
Economic and Community Development
Evidence Step:
Outcomes
Priority Area:
Rural Development and Conservation
Program Demographic:
Communities
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 local activity, evaluation, and participation in coordinated local stakeholder goal and activity planning.
Environment and Conservation
Evidence Step:
Outcomes
Priority Area:
Rural Development and Conservation
Program Demographic:
Adults, Rural Focus
The Tire Environmental Act Program uses funds degenerated by a flat fee assessed on the purchase of new vehicles—creating the Tire Environmental Fund—to provide grants to organizations in Tennessee for projects that best use waste tires. Projects may include tire recycling, tire-derived end products, or research and development.
Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Priority Area:
Education Quality and Access
Program Demographic:
Adolescents / Young Adults, Children
TN Accelerating Literacy and Learning Corps (TN ALL Corps) was launched to address learning gaps and accelerate student achievement across the state of Tennessee. TN ALL Corps is a grant opportunity to empower school districts across the state to implement or strengthen robust tutoring programs for students. Using a research-based model, each participating district has committed to following a high-dosage, low-ratio tutoring model to accelerate student achievement. High-dosage, low-ratio tutoring consists of intensive tutoring that occurs in very small groups (1:3 in grades 1-5 / 1:4 ratios in grades 6-8) two to three times per week, to help students accelerate their learning in an individualized manner within the subjects of literacy or math.
Evidence Step:
Strong Evidence
Priority Area:
Education Quality and Access, Strong Families and Communities
Program Demographic:
Children
The TN AWARE project aims to build state and local collaborative infrastructure to plan and implement mental health services within grant awarded school districts. The grant program increases youth access to services and resources in schools by raising awareness about mental health issues, increasing early identification and screening of youth to detect unmet behavioral health needs, and establishing partnerships with external mental health services to expand the continuum of services and supports available to schools and their communities.
