The United States Department of Treasury recently announced that Lewis County Government has been awarded a total of $100,000 in federal grant money for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. That money will come from the “Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund,” which is a program that was passed by Congress as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.

Lewis County is fortunate to receive this grant, as less than half of the counties in Tennessee were eligible for this funding. The LATCF program was specifically created for counties that meet certain eligible revenue criteria, as well as those...