Cumberland Forest Community Fund Grant

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The Cumberland Forest Community Fund supports public and private projects in Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock and Union counties that demonstrate a triple focus on Local economic development; Increased community capacity; AND Enhanced environmental quality.

Clinch-Powell has been invested in building strong communities, caring for people, and protecting natural resources for more than 30 years in the communities of East Tennessee. As the Tennessee partner for the Cumberland Forest Community Fund, we are looking to expand upon this legacy and help other community organizations and entities bring their nature-based economic and community development projects to life! For this newly developed competitive local grant, we are seeking proposals from organizations, local governments or individuals to fund projects and initiatives with outcomes demonstrating tangible contributions to ALL THREE of the following: [1] Local economic development (e.g., jobs, visitor spending, lodging taxes, etc.), [2] increased community capacity (e.g., green infrastructure investments, outdoor recreation/tourism capacity building, strategic planning, creation of local policies/conditions that enable nature-based economic development, etc.), and [3] enhanced environmental quality (e.g., benefits to land, water, and air quality). Projects must be consistent with the program goals and objectives outlined in the grant guidelines. Funding is provided to Clinch-Powell by a grant from the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership (managed by The Nature Conservancy).

2024-2025 Projects are underway, and applications are currently closed. Check back for future funding opportunities

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