CDBG funds Fire Vehicles for Tennessee Departments

It always warms my heart to see other opportunites that fund fire vehicles outside of the AFG Vehicle grant application. The CDBG is a great alternative especially if your response area serves a population with moderate or low income.

There are two ways to access CDBG funds either through the State Administered CDBG or if your area is within an Entitlement Community. Entitlement communities are generally larger cities or urban areas while the State administered CDBG program focuses on the smaller, rural cities and towns.

Contact your local municipal or county officials for more information on this grant - make sure they know about your vehicle project... if your local government or State officials cannot answer your questions, contact the HUD field office.

Happy funding!

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Gleason, Palmersville awarded grants
Staff Writer
nwtntoday.com

Governor Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matthew Kisber recently approved more than $28 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to assist with infrastructure improvements in Tennessee.

Of those funds, Weakley County will gain more than $375,000 reserved for Palmersville and the City of Gleason.

One of the grants received in the amount of $186,168 will benefit the Palmersville Fire Department and allow the rural department to purchase a new fire truck.

Funding for the $204,580 project will include $18,412 in local funds.

A second grant announced by the state will benefit the City of Gleason as it looks to make infrastructure improvements.

Gleason was awarded $190,217 to purchase a new fire truck for its department.
The project will cost approximately $196,100 with $5,883 of that amount in local funds.

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