Economic Development Grant Proposal for the Barton Riverfront Industrial Park

Colbert County, AL

On April 17, 2026, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) published an environmental assessment (EA) and issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a proposed economic development grant through TVA InvestPrep funds to the Shoals Economic Development Authority (SEDA), to assist with the development of a portion of the Barton Riverfront Industrial Park – Titus Site in Colbert County, Alabama. The area of TVA’s Proposed Action (herein referred to as the Project Area) encompasses 97.1 acres of mostly wooded land with some grassy areas in the northwest and southeast portions, in Cherokee, Alabama. TVA funds would be matched with non-TVA funds and used to assist with property purchase, tree clearing, and rough grading.