Tennessee Projected to Receive $8.56B from Latest Relief Package - Articles

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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 29, 2021

Tennessee is projected to receive $8.56 billion from the latest round of federal COVID-19 relief funding, according to Gov. Bill Lee’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group. The news was reported last week by the Tennessee Journal. The funding includes $4 billion for the state, $2.26 billion for local governments and $2.3 billion for local school districts. Funding for the state includes $3.82 billion for the fiscal recovery fund and $216 million for coronavirus capital projects.