The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) is seeking applications for its Site Development Grant Program.
Donor Name: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)
State: Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/22/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This grant opportunity will improve many of TNECD’s nationally recognized Select Tennessee certified sites and prepare other sites to achieve certification.
Eligible Activities

Construction Activities

Access roadways, acceleration/deceleration/turn lanes, traffic signalization, rail lines/signalization/switching, utility line construction/relocation including electricity, water, sewer, gas and telecommunications

Property-Related Activities

Purchase of property, right-of-way, easements, legal fees, tree/vegetation clearing, grubbing, grading, drainage improvements, detention/retention ponds, due diligence studies

Due Diligence Grants 

Due diligence grant amounts are limited to $100,000 (maximum).
Site must be under option for a minimum of three years prior to grant being awarded.
Funding for site due diligence may not be awarded if there are other problems with the site that cause concern for development.
Though TNECD prefers that the options be secured at no charge, if option costs are necessary, they can be used as local match.

Rehabilitation of Publicly-Owned Industrial Buildings

 Certification requirement would be waived if funded.

Brownfield  remediation

Application must be accompanied by an industrial clean-up plan approved by TDEC Division of Remediation.
Properties must meet normal eligibility requirements for the Site Development Grant Program.    

Speculative Building Construction

Site and building must be publicly owned. Site must meet eligibility requirements for the Site Development Grant Program.
Minimum building size is 100,000 square feet expandable to 200,000 square feet. Additional requirements will be included in the application.

Funding Information

Site Development Grant Maximum: $5,000,000
Due Diligence Site Development Grant Maximum: $100,000

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must be a governmental entity (City, County, Industrial Development Board, etc.)
One application per governmental entity may be submitted
One application per site may be submitted
Site must be publicly-owned at the time of application, unless the grant request is to purchase the property  or for Due Diligence Studies
County where site is located must meet all Three Star annual requirements
Sites must  be at least 20 acres and have gone through at a minimum the site visit by Austin Consulting (Foote) for the Select TN certification program, the site visit and evaluation by Austin Consulting for PEP or the site visit by KPMG for the Invest Prep program. Entities in Tier 3 and 4 counties may submit sites that are at least 10 acres and meet all other requirements.
Sites with open SDG projects are not eligible to apply

For more information, visit Grants.gov.