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?
Celebrate the nation
As America celebrates 250 years, we are reminded of the values that have carried our nation forward and shaped TVA’s work throughout the Valley region. Those principles of connection, service and a commitment to one another guide TVA’s efforts to power communities and...
A fierce spirit of innovation
For 250 years, America’s story has been powered by energy. Energy to create strong communities. Energy to fuel economic growth. Energy to meet challenges. And for 93 of those 250 years, America has looked to TVA to provide that transformative energy for the Valley...
A new era
New SOC Begins Full Operations in Georgetown, Tennessee TVA’s System Operations Center (SOC) has officially entered a new era of service. On June 12, 2026, the new SOC in Georgetown, Tennessee, formally began full operations, with team members reporting to work at 5...
High Honors
TVA and Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. (BVI) were recently recognized with a Community Partner Award for their pivotal support of the Red Bank Way Conservancy Project, a hands-on environmental education project completed this spring by students at Red Bank Middle...
Collect Them All
To retiree Lonnie Starks, the old adage “collect them all” applies to more than trading cards or action figures. In his tenure at TVA, he collected job titles in all the generation types: nuclear, gas, coal and hydro – the complete set. “All I knew when I started out...
DOE Awards Cumberland Fossil Plant $46.3 Million
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Cumberland Fossil Plant to receive $46.3 million from the Restoring Reliability: Coal Recommissioning and Modernization federal grant program. TVA will contribute $69.4 million to the 12-project Coal Revitalization Initiative...