Welcome to the Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council. Clinch-Powell RC&D is a rural community development organization serving Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, and Union counties. Our mission is to serve the needs of our communities, to protect our environment, and to enhance the quality of life of the people of the area through leadership, education, volunteerism, and action. The RC&D is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Clinch-Powell RC&D has been actively working in our community for over a decade. We provide educational programs to our youth, such as Conservation Camp, a 3 day event that teaches 6th graders about the environment and how to protect it, and Envirothon, an competition were area high-school student show their environmental knowledge. We also help students in our area by providing service-learning experiences through our Appalachia CARES program, part of the national AmeriCORPS program. We have played a leading role in regional heritage and tourism efforts and we have fostered programs design to develop leadership skills in local residents.

In 1998, the RC&D worked with community leaders and residents to develop the Clinch-Powell Enterprise Community(EC). The EC is a federal designation that has brought millions of dollars in community funding into the area. The RC&D played a leading role in the application for EC status, and now acts as the leading entity in implementing the program

These are just a small sample of the many projects that the RC&D is involved in. To see what other programs we have, as well as learning more about the ones mentioned above, please visit our programs page. Also included on this site is information about the Board and Staff, a listing of Partners, our History and Mission, our Annual Report and our Plan of Work.

The Clinch-Powell RC&D is located in Rutledge Tennessee, with additional office in Sneedville and Greenville, Tennessee. If you need to contact the office, please click on the Contact Us link at the top of this page.



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“All programs and assistance of the RC&D Council are available without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).”