Resource Library

Our tool is a one-stop-shop for publicly available economic and demographic data to help you understand more about the current state of your community across the Connected Communities four focus areas.

Whether your community is a town, a county, a selection of counties or even a whole state, you can use this tool to understand your current conditions and benchmark those against milestones that represent what a fully “connected” community could look like.

This database aims to help communities identify opportunities and learn from other communities’ efforts through concepts, programs, reports and policies from across the U.S.

This database provides in-depth information regarding new funding opportunities for topics like broadband, economic development, job training and more.

Communities can use this Guidebook to work through the process of developing a Connected Communities strategy.

Interested in exploring funding opportunities but overwhelmed with where to start? The Community Funding Guidebook provides an overview of different types of funding, details of specific funding opportunities and best practices for pursuing funding.

Learn about 42 key technology applications that can support progress toward building connectedness across TVA’s service region. Use this report to determine which technologies are the best fit for your program.

If your program idea involves broadband infrastructure or expansion, this resource is for you. It outlines federal and state funding opportunities that may be available for your program.

This report summarizes the current state of broadband offerings in TVA’s service region and offers a deep dive into opportunities for TVA to help improve equitable access to broadband and digital literacy.

This assessment is an exploration and highlight of the barriers to funding that many of TVA’s local communities experience. Funding opportunities as of November 2022 are explained, insights called out and areas of support identified.

This report provides a snapshot of TVA communities’ readiness to pursue projects related to the Connected Communities focus areas and how conditions in TVA’s service region compare to other parts of the country.

Based on conversations with community representatives that took place during August and September 2022, these findings provide a high-level window into the current conditions and views of communities in TVA’s service region.