A2H has a record of success with grant and funding applications for county, municipal, and rural governmental entities to fund improvements to a wide variety of infrastructure and programs. Below are some of the funding sources for such grants and loans.

Delta Regional Authority (DRA):
The Delta Region encompasses all of West Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas and most of North and all of West Mississippi. DRA funding can be used in conjunction with funding from agencies such as USDA Rural Development Offices and State Economic Development departments. Matching funds by the community are determined by several factors such as the economic condition of the awarded community.

State Revolving Fund Loan Programs (SRF):
a) Clean Water: (SRF Loan Program) The program administers low interest loams to cities, counties, and utility districts for planning, design, and construction of waste water facilities.
b) Drinking Water: (SRF Loan Program) The program provides low interest loans to cities, counties, and utility districts for the planning, design, and construction of drinking water facilities.

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development:
This program provides funds for infrastructure improvements. Only projects that have a firm commitment from the private sector to relocate or expand in the state can be eligible for funds. Grants rates are based on the applicant’s ability to pay. The maximum grant for any project in any community is $750,000.00.

Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program:
Regular round community development program provides grants for water and wastewater, housing rehabilitation and community livability. The community development program operates on a once-a-year application cycle, with applications submitted each February. Funding levels are based on the county’s economic standing.

USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS):
RUS provides grants, loan, and loan guarantees for drinking water, sanitary sewer, solid waste and storm drainage facilities in rural areas ant towns of 10,000 or less.

Local Parks and Recreation Facilities (LPRF):
The LPRF grant has a pre-application and applicaion process and is only awarded every two years. Since most municipalities and county agencies have small parks/recreation budgets, there is a lot of competition for this grant. A2H’s Landscape Archictects assist with the writing process and provide color site plan graphics to include with the grant application. These graphics give A2H’s clients the advantage over their competition for the award of these funds.

Aeronautics Grants:
The TDOT Aeronautics Division administers federal and state funding to assist in the location, design, construction and maintenance of Tennessee’s diverse public aviation system. Except for routine expenditures, grant applications are reviewed by the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission (TAC), which is a five member board charged with policy planning and with regulating changes in the state airport system plan.

Bridge Grants:
The Bridge Grant Program was established to assist local governments with the replacement or rehabilitation of deficient bridges under their jurisdiction. Since the inception of the original program in 1982, local governments, in partnership with the state, has replaced over 2,800 bridges utilizing Bridge Grant funds.

Governor’s Highway Safety Office Grants:
The Governor’s Highway Safety Office provides grants to programs which are designed to reduce the number of fatalities, injuries and related economic losses resulting from traffic crashes on Tennessee’s roadways. Local governments, law enforcement agencies, academic institutions, and private non-profits can apply for National Highway Safety Transportation Administration pass-through funding for projects related to various areas of highway safety.

Local Programs Grants:
TDOT’s Local Programs office oversees federal and state funding programs that are available to local governments to improve their transportation systems.

Safe Routes to School Grants:
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is a federally-funded grant program focused on increasing levels of walking and bicycling to school among elementary and middle school students. In addition to improving children’s safety and health, the program is designed to reduce traffic and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. Building on local initiatives, the SRTS program will fund the planning, development and implementation of infrastructure projects, as well as education and outreach activities.

Transportation Enhancement Grants (TE):
Enhancement grants are awarded through a federally funded program administered by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The federal grant program was established by Congress in the early 1990s to fund activities designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic and environmental aspects of the nation’s transportation system.

Economic Development Administration (EDA):
Units of State and local government, Indian tribes, Economic Development Districts, public and private non-profits, universities and other institutions of higher education are among eligible applicants for EDA’s economic development programs. Non-profit organizations may apply for the EDA investment assistance, but are required to act in cooperation with officials of general purpose units of local government with jurisdiction over the project area.