Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc.
Connecting People with Purpose., Community., Resources., Service., Opportunities.
Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. (BVI) is a nonprofit organization that oversees two affiliated nonprofits: National Emergency Assistance (NEA) and Retiree Resources Corporation (RRC). Together, these organizations offer Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) retirees and former employees opportunities to engage in volunteer service, support FEMA disaster recovery efforts, and participate in 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?
Keeping the lights on
To our customers, reliability means keeping the lights on—it’s what they expect and deserve. For us, it's upholding that reliability with diligent behind-the-scenes work. TVA had one of its best years in FY 2024, and behind every flip of a light switch was a TVA...
New COC neighborhoods mark next step in transition to future TVA space in Chattanooga
TVA’s Facilities Transformation is evaluating the future of our facilities and workspaces to improve overall use of space across the enterprise. Focusing first on our large corporate offices creates the earliest opportunities for both TVA and our communities—and the...
TVA and 10 LPCs selected for $250 million DOE grant
TVA and ten of our Local Power Company partners were selected to receive a $250 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program. “I want to congratulate the FFPMO and TVA Transmission teams for their...
TVA upgrades existing hydro fleet
People don’t often think about it, but the power system has inertia, which means that it resists changing quickly. This resistance to change helps TVA maintain a steady flow of electricity even when we have a disturbance, such as a lightning strike or a loss of...
Managing debris from Helene
Hurricane Helene moved through the TVA service area bringing extreme wind and rainfall, despite being downgraded to a tropical storm. Helene’s devastating path of destruction left debris behind, that is now finding its way into the Tennessee River system. A large...
TVA partners with TTU students on innovative robotic solutions
The use of autonomous mobile equipment such as robots and drones for inspecting substations is a technical innovation potentially changing the way the power industry operates through increased accuracy, efficiency, and workforce safety. TVA recently investigated the...