Capital & Construction Roadmap

Funding & Development

Grant and investment sources, architecture fees, and itemized facade construction costs for Hackler Co Working Space — drawn directly from executed contracts and the Rothe Architecture proposal.

Currently viewing: Grants & Investment (DIG, TN Placemakers, Invest Appalachia)

Planning-stage information. All figures are drawn directly from Hackler Co Working's grant contracts, architect proposal, and Kathrine Hackler's own information. These are subject to change and are not confirmed final costs.

Hackler Co Working funding sources

Grant/investment amountTotal project cost tied to it
$47,403.94
$63,205.25
DIG
$250,000.00
$277,777.78
TN Placemakers
$400,000.00
Invest Appalachia

Invest Appalachia is a standalone financing request with no matched project-cost figure, so its total-project-cost bar is intentionally left blank.

Funding source status & next steps

3 Sources
Downtown Improvement Grant (DIG)DIG
Status

Executed contract, signed Aug 11, 2025

Next Step

Work must begin within 90 days of award; all funds disbursed by July 1, 2027

TN PlacemakersTN Placemakers
Status

Application/administration stage

Next Step

Resolve grant administrator (Sync Space vs. First Tennessee Development District) before funds move

Invest AppalachiaInvest Appalachia
Status

Cleared eligibility screening only

Next Step

Introductory call is next — not yet a funding commitment

Committed reimbursable grants total $297,403.94 (DIG plus Placemakers combined). Both are reimbursement-based — costs must be paid first, then reimbursed. Approximately $134,783 in permanent project capital is still unidentified even after all three sources land.