Building Recovery-Ready Rural Communities Describe your initiative. My initiative, Building Recovery-Ready Rural Communities, is a long-term engaged research partnership designed to create sustainable recovery infrastructure in East Tennessee and beyond. It began with the Building Connections Across the Bridge grant, which funded a transformative site visit to Texas for our partner, Align9. This experience—including a […]
The Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Featuring Jeanie Lim and Michelle Childs Describe your initiative. The Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (SDBII), funded by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and based at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, helps dairy producers across the Southeast build more resilient, value-added businesses. In partnership with the Center […]
Food 4 VOLS jr. Describe your project: The Food4VOLS Jr. initiative was launched to ensure that children in grades K–12 across Knox County had consistent access to nutritious meals during the summer months, when school-provided meals were unavailable. Made possible through a generous $10,000 grant from First Horizon Bank, the program built on the successful […]
