East TN communities to get millions in grants as they work to rehabilitate historic buildings [Video]

The grants are part of a statewide program aimed at helping rehabilitate historic buildings and preserve their “historical integrity.”

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Some East Tennessee communities got state grants to help them rehabilitate historic buildings, making sure they’re able to safely preserve some of the oldest parts of their towns.

The Tennessee Historic Development Grant program was approved by lawmakers in April 2021 and will provide $6.1 million in total to support projects that renovate and preserve historic buildings across the state. The program is also meant to encourage private developers and communities to invest in historic buildings which may have once been hubs of activity, but now sit mostly empty.

A list of the East Tennessee communities getting grants to help support historic buildings is available below.

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