A community garden, park improvements and new bike trails are among 53 Tennessee initiatives that received federal funding to make health care more accessible to rural communities, according to Department of Health data released Sept. 3.
The project money is part of more than $206 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, which pledged a $50 billion nationwide investment in rural America through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. The federal funds will support expanding safe and accessible health infrastructure in 44 counties, including Williamson, Cheatham, Maury, Wilson, Coffee, Sevier, Dyer, Weakley, Obion, Hawkins, Blount, Roane and White.
Sumner County residents also are expected to benefit through Special Olympics of Tennessee, which received a federal grant and provides year-round sports training and athletic competition to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Another project includes expanding walking and bicycle paths in Putnam County that are part of the Tennessee Central Heritage Rail Trail, which currently spans more than four miles along an active rail line. It offers a “scenic and safe” nine-foot-wide paved path for pedestrians and cyclists, according to an Instagram post by trail supporters.
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