TNECD Announces Historic Development Grants

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced This week the recipients of Tennessee Historic Development Grants. Approved by the Tennessee General Assembly in April 2021, the program will provide $5.7 million dollars to projects that aim to renovate and preserve historic buildings across the state. The program encourages communities and private developers to invest in buildings that have contributed to a community’s history but now sit idle. These buildings can once again contribute to the economy through job creation and commercial opportunities. AMONG THE GRANT RECIPIENTS :

Black Feather Botanicals, LLC – $20,000 to rehabilitate the Lawrence County Advocate in Lawrenceburg, TN

City of Lawrenceburg – $300,000 to rehabilitate the Crockett Theater in Lawrenceburg, TN

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