Gatlinburg Task Force: Monetary Resources Identified
Source of
Funds
Small Business
Administration

Details

Recipient

$5.6 million homes, $4.6 million
business, $1.3 million economic
injury

FEMA

Disaster funds

Individuals –
homeowners &
business
owners
Individuals

TN Dept. of
Revenue

Sales tax refund on materials
purchased to rebuild primary
residences ($2500/per
household)
Housing/infrastructure (probably
infrastructure)
Housing/infrastructure (probably
infrastructure)
Marketing dollars for Sevier
County Includes Dolly ad for
Atlanta market
Tax credit available for rebuilding
affordable housing ($1.5M
available each year for 10 years)
Missing gap grant to help rebuild
homes where there isn’t enough
FEMA money (Approx. 25 homes)
Composting grant to update
equipment
Dislocated Worker Grant – to hire
workers to help in recovery
efforts
Emergency Solutions Grant short term rental assistance &
accompanying services to find
permanent housing
Solid Waste Management –
Unique Grant Opportunities
Solid Waste Management –
Upcoming Grants with Sevier Co.
priority
Tire grants to set up end use
pilot project; solid waste can
assist with tire transport (up to
$750,000)
Rebuild and Recover Grant

TNECD/ARC
TNECD/CDBG
Tourist
Development
THDA
THDA/Appalachi
a Service Project
TDEC
TDLWD/USDOL
THDA

*TDEC
*TDEC
*TDEC

THDA
Totals

Grant

Othe
r

$12.45
M
$3.3M

Individuals

Local
Government
Local
Government
Local Govt/
Tourism

Loan

Appro
x
$1M
$600,000
$1.4M
$900,000

Housing
Developers

$15M

Individuals

$250,000

Local
Government
Local
Government

$250,000

Individuals

$164,000

Local
Government
Local
Government

$350,000

Local
Government

$500,000

Local
Government

$250,000

$5.8M

$3,205,000

$16,969,00 $12.45
$16M
0
M
*Indicates grants that are yet to be awarded but are available to the County in amounts
listed

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 Total: $45,414,000
Individuals/Businesses: $32,159,000
Local Government: $13,255,000

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Non-Monetary State Assistance to Date
TN Dept. of Tourist Development
o Welcome Center managers tours
o Moved up state marketing campaign to March 1
o Welcome Centers advertising
o Generated media coverage of Gatlinburg tourism (hosted 10-12 travel writers
in the area)
 Advertising equivalency of $355,357.00
 17,611,555 potential consumers
TEMA/Health
o Soil stability/soil health studies
TNECD
o Relocating 2017 Governor’s Conference to Gatlinburg
THDA
o Fair market rent requirement waiver from HUD
Commerce & Insurance
o Town hall regarding insurance complaints
Agriculture
o Firefighting, hydro seeding
TDEC
o Relocating 8+ conferences to Gatlinburg
Multiple Agencies
o On site assistance center
o Personnel & technical assistance

Summary of Private Assistance

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 Source/Fund
Dollywood Foundation: My
People Fund

Amount
$10M

East Tennessee Foundation:
Sevier County Community
Fund
Gatlinburg Relief Fund

$485,000

Citizens National Bank:
Sevier County Fire Relief
Fund
Rotary Clubs

$189,000

Eligibility
One payment per month for
6 months to help affected
families
Housing, first response
agencies, infrastructure, and
small business
Small business owners of
affected businesses
Fill gaps from other
assistance

$1.6M

$223,000

Purchased items for families
affected by the wildfires.
Amount listed does not
include donated items (over
$350,000)

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