Clinch-Powell RC&D Council

Clinch Powell Watershed Alliance is a partnership between Clinch- Powell RC&D and The Nature Conservancy to protect the Clinch and Powell rivers from non-point pollution. The Clinch-Powell Watershed Alliance staff provides technical assistance for landowners to install Best Management Practices, which are designed to increase farming productivity while minimizing agricultureal impacts on rivers and streams.

Small Business Development - This council works to improve the economic vitality of the region by providing accounting, counseling and assistance in small business development as well as small business loans. In addition to expenses, $36,320 in loans were made.

Clinch-Powell Home Team program provides a repair program and constructs affordable housing for low to moderate qualifying homeowners and assists with upfront homeownership costs, matches homeowners with best financing available and assists existing homeowners with renovation and repairs for safe, sanitary housing. rental homes available for those not yet ready for home ownership. This program also provides need home repairs to qualifing homeowners. We are also providing rental homes available for those not yet ready for home ownership.

Promotion of local artists and business - The Appalachian quilt trail is a community economic development program reates a heritage tourism attraction by painting and installing wooden quilt block patterns on barns and buildings to be viewed as part of a driving/riding trail throughout the Appalachian region. This project also serves to bring tourist to the area to purchase local crafts and goods expanding existing local businesses and stimulating the local economy.

Fire protection - Assistance provided to local fire departments.

Lending - We provide access to affordable loan products for very low to moderate income families and small business, especially in underserved communities to families. This includes loans for homeownership, home repair, and small business.

Preservation of historic property - Provides protection and maintenance of the Rutledge Presbyterian Church, cemetery and grounds which is listed on the National Register of Historic Properties. The building is no longer used as an operating church.