Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc.
Connecting People with Purpose., Community., Resources., Service., Opportunities.
Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. is the collective term for three related non-profit organizations – BVI, National Emergency Assistance (NEA) and Retiree Resources Corporation (RRC). We provide Tennessee Valley Authority retirees and former TVA employees with the opportunity to get involved in volunteer work, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) work and TVA contract work.
Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc.
BVI offers an opportunity to volunteer at the Visitor Centers at Fontana Dam, Kentucky Dam, Norris Dam, and Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Facility along with a variety of other volunteer opportunities.
National Emergency Assistance, Inc.
FEMA relies on NEA employees to augment their disaster assistance endeavors all over the United States.
Retiree Resources Corporation
Many TVA retirees and former employees are working through RRC to provide temporary staff augmentation to TVA.
We seek to make an impact in our Tennessee Valley community through the following efforts each year
STEM grants given to Tennessee Valley teachers
Visitors to the TVA Visitor Centers
Tennessee Valley Robotics Teams entered into competitions
RRC employees supporting TVA through staff augmentation
NEA employees deployed to disaster areas
Retirees doing projects to help improve their communities
What’s New?
A new chapter for Bull Run
Cold, dark and dry. That is typically the assignment of a transition team once a generating station has been retired. However, Bull Run is not your usual site. After serving the Valley region for 56 years as a coal-fired station, Bull Run was retired...
Enterprise-wide VRIF announced
TVA’s Enterprise Transformation initiatives, launched in summer 2024, are focused on ensuring TVA can meet its current financial and operational commitments while making significant investments to meet regional growth. Optimizing our core business is critical. This...
Drone sightings near TVA facilities
TVA Police has been made aware of recent sightings of unauthorized drones near TVA non-nuclear facilities. We are in contact with state and federal law enforcement agencies to monitor the activity and gather updated intelligence. Over the past month, there have been...
TVARS announces 2025 retirement benefit information
TVARS announces the following 2025 information of interest to employees and retirees. Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 For 2025, the COLA for eligible retirees and beneficiaries will be 2.77%. The TVARS Rules and Regulations (TVARS Rules) provide that...
BVI Is Hiring! – Director of Operations
The Director of Operations is an employee of Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc (BVI). This position will plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee the day-to-day activities of BVI, Retiree Resources Corporation (RRC) and National Emergency Assistance (NEA) organizations...
TVA Partnership Awards $1.5 Million in STEM Grants to 342 Schools
More than 130,000 students will benefit from the grants for science, technology, engineering and math projects Since 2018, the program has provided nearly $8 million in STEM grants supporting over 730,000 students. Complete list of grant recipients here. KNOXVILLE,...