Community Redevelopment Agency awarded $2.7 million federal grant to design and reconnect North Memphis neighborhoods along Interstate 40
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the City of Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) a $2,693,160 Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) grant. The CRA applied for the grant to mitigate the barrier and impacts of Interstate 40 for seven historically African American and disinvested neighborhoods in North Memphis.
North Memphis Greenline Grand Opening
The north Memphis Greenline will eventually extend all the way to Shelby Farms Park. Creating approximately 40-50 miles of continuous trail.
Mia’s Orchard Grand Opening
One Memphis non-profit helping to feed communities through urban farming is honoring one of their own.
The CRA Contributes $1.5 Million dollars to the new Morris Park renovation
Drinking fountains, updated basketball courts and a multipurpose gathering space are just some improvements made with this 6-acre park in the medical district.
The CRA Awarded $1 Million to administer EPA Coalition Grant to Clean Up Brownfields in Memphis and Shelby County
The CRA is one of 267 groups receiving funds nationally. Leading a coalition of Memphis organizations, the CRA will be utilizing the grant in Klondike, Uptown, Soulsville, Binghampton, and possibly other neighborhoods to assess sites with potential environmental contamination and prepare them for cleanup.