This EDA investment funds the sevier county partners economic recovery and long-term resilience project, to develop a recovery and resilience framework to facilitate the engagement of diverse…

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $1,455,000 Project Grant to Pigeon Forge City Hall through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to develop a recovery and resilience framework for Sevier County, Tennessee. The framework will facilitate community engagement to define risks, assess business and resource vulnerabilities, and evaluate and prioritize projects to build economic resilience and preparedness for future challenges impacting the region's tourism-dependent economy. Completion is expected by May 2025. The grant funds delivered through the sub-awardee, Pigeon Forge City Hall, will assist the region's recovery and increase resilience to tourism fluctuations to help preserve jobs and spur private investment through this planning effort.

This EDA investment funds the sevier county partners economic recovery and long-term resilience project, to develop a recovery and resilience framework to facilitate the engagement of diverse community representation ensuring multiple avenues for sharing ideas and feedback in pigeon forge, tennessee. The project will help to define risks, assess vulnerabilities of businesses and community resources, and evaluate strategies and prioritize projects to build economic resilience and be prepared to respond quickly to future economic and environmental challenges. Once completed, the project will assist in the region's recovery and make IT more resilient to fluctuations in tourism, which will help increase employment opportunities, save jobs, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.