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?
TVA, BVI and TVARA Keep Robots Running Strong
Valley region’s robotics teams shine at world competition. More than 20 years ago, there were just a handful of robotics teams in the Valley region. But today, with help from TVA, Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. and TVARA retirees, there are hundreds of robotics teams...
Leveling up
When it comes to technology, change is inevitable. But with change comes new capabilities. In keeping with a focus on continuous improvement, TVA launched a new digital control system (DCS) for units at Gallatin Fossil Plant. The scope of the project included the...
A Win for the Birds
Paradise Fossil Plant Crews Help Protect Peregrine Falcons High above the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Paradise reservation in western Kentucky, a tiny black dot rocketed toward Earth. It was hard to make out any shape – only that it approached with incredible...
TVA building America’s energy future
This week, Don penned an op-ed in the Chattanooga Times Free Press highlighting TVA's work to build more electricity, which will power more American jobs, American-led innovation and American prosperity. We want the next generation of American jobs to be built in the...
A nickel in the cement
For many families, stories passed down from generation to generation carry a weight that time can't erode. For one woman, that story lived in the concrete of the Fontana Dam – pressed into the cement by her father’s hand more than 80 years ago. In the...
At this camp, learning is electric
Each summer, middle schoolers from across Tennessee descend upon Knoxville’s University of Tennessee campus for summer camp. But this isn’t the cabin-and-lake camp you may be envisioning. This camp is all about energy. For three days, campers were immersed in...