The Industrial Development Board Of Grundy County

The Industrial Development Board of Grundy County (doing business as County of Grundy), a U.S. local government entity and county government agency, operates as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient, receiving funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Department of Justice for infrastructure and criminal-justice programming in Tennessee's Appalachian region.

The Industrial Development Board is a public-sector entity with no contract prime posture and no seat on federal contract vehicles. Its federal footprint consists entirely of grant work: one prime grant award and three sub-grant awards totaling $8.8 million obligated across two customer agencies. As a prime recipient, the Board holds a $8.2 million Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), running from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, supporting community infrastructure investments including broadband, transportation, and water and wastewater systems in the Appalachian region. As a sub-recipient, the Board channels three grants from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, all flowing through the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration (awarded July 1, 2023). These sub-awards support law enforcement, prosecution, court operations, prevention and education, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and planning and technology improvement programs under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.

Activity is confined to 2023, with four awards totaling $8.8 million obligated in that year; no additional awards appear in the source data since October 2023. The Board's customer concentration is split between the Appalachian Regional Commission (1 award) and the Department of Justice (3 awards, 75% of the award count). As a local government economic development entity, the Board does not compete for federal contracts and does not operate as a subcontractor to federal prime contractors; its federal engagement is limited to pass-through grant funding for regional infrastructure and criminal-justice capacity-building.