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is critical to a community’s economic serve distressed counties and rural 5% of the grant amount can be used
growth. These grantees will be able to use communities on the financially for project administration. Guidelines
this funding to attract other grants and distressed utility system referral list for the asset management plans can
funding that will prepare their systems for any of the last 3 years. This list is be found within the Tennessee Asset
for growth,” Commissioner McWhorter provided by the Comptroller. These Management Plan Guidance. at
said. “I congratulate those receiving systems have been referred to the Board https://www.tn.gov/environment/
funding through the IPG program of Utility Regulation (formerly the program-areas/wr-water-resources/
and look forward to seeing how these Utility Management Review Board or the srfp/srf-home/resources-and-technical-
36 projects will spur future economic Water and Wastewater Financing Board) assistance/asset-management-plan.
growth.” because of their net position, non- html.
Applications from communities revenue water, or high levels of debt. Projects should be completed in
and utility districts were based on The Board has determined that less than 24 months. Procurement of
comptroller eligibility, and these these systems are not financially self- professional services guidelines will be
systems have been referred to the Board supporting; TNECD believes that followed to determine who will conduct
of Utility Regulation (formerly the studying the system can help the utility the studies and provide the reports.
Utility Management Review Board or better serve their customers, develop The information gathered as a result
the Water and Wastewater Financing capital improvement plans and develop of this grant funding is intended to
Board) because of their net position, better applications for funding to assist be used to help the utility plan for
non-revenue water or high levels of with improvements. future improvements to their system
debt. Funds can be used for up to three of and to develop CDBG, SRF and USDA
General Information the following program categories: water applications for funding.
In order to provide assistance to system mapping and modeling, water The FY23-24 IPG Timeline was:
distressed communities and those with system analysis, sewer system mapping • Application Launch: August 1, 2024
financially distressed utility systems, and modeling, sewer system analysis, • Application Deadline: October 1,
TNECD developed a grant program asset management related activities, 2024
to help communities understand their and regionalization studies. Each of • Award Announcements: December
utility needs and plan for future work. these categories has a maximum project 2024
The Infrastructure Planning grant amount of $200,000 with a grant award Questions about the grant program
is open to utility systems that maximum of $500,000. can be directed to Lynn Tutor, at
A 5% match is required and up to p.lynn.tutor@tn.gov.

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