xAI Community Benefits
Last update: 8/19/2026
City of Memphis · Community Benefits Ordinance
xAI Community Benefits
Check your address
Use the address checker to confirm whether your address is inside investment Zone 1 and which programs may apply to your location.
Eligibility is based on the official five-mile Investment Zone 1 boundary, not ZIP code alone. Most eligible addresses are in 38109, but some addresses just inside or outside that ZIP may differ. Enter your address above to confirm.
Where this money comes from
The Community Benefits Fund is paid for by property taxes from xAI’s facilities in South Memphis. Under City Ordinance 5953, a portion of the property tax the City collects from these facilities stays in the surrounding community. For this year, that is about $3.26 million, and every dollar must be spent on programs inside Investment Zone 1 – the five-mile area around the Colossus I facility on Paul R. Lowery Road. This page shows exactly where that money is going and how to access each program.
Now Open
These programs are currently open or ready for residents and organizations to begin the next step.
Home Repair Assistance
Purpose: support for critical home repairs, weatherization, accessibility modifications, and other work addressing housing stability, indoor air quality, and quality of life for Zone 1 homeowners.
Status: Opens 11/16/2026
Coming Soon
These programs are being prepared. More information and application links will be added when available.
Public Safety and Community-Based Initiative Grants
Purpose: grants to community organizations delivering public safety, crime prevention, youth programming, and related services in Zone 1.
Who it’s for: community organizations (not an individual resident application).
Status: Coming soon.
Memphis City Beautiful Volunteer Cleanup
Purpose: increase volunteer, neighborhood, and community beautification activity in Zone 1, and acquire and transport tools, supplies, and safety equipment for volunteers.
Who it’s for: anyone can join a community clean up in Zone 1.
Status: Coming soon.
Demolition and Board-Up of Vacant Properties
Purpose: board-up and demolition of residential and commercial properties within Zone 1, following all regulatory and legal prerequisites, to eliminate the backlog and prevent recurrence.
Status: Coming soon.
Paid Community Cleanup Workforce Program
Purpose: paid work opportunities for litter removal, beautification, maintenance of public spaces, mitigation of illegal dumping, and neighborhood cleanup throughout Zone 1.
Status: Coming soon.
Environmental Monitoring and Reporting
Purpose: environmental monitoring, including air quality, within Zone 1, supplemental to and not a duplication of the Shelby County Air Monitoring Program.
Status: Coming soon.
Environmental Education
Purpose: expand public knowledge of environmental hazards, public health impacts, energy efficiency, responsible resource stewardship, and related topics.
Status: Coming soon.
Cooling and Air Quality Device Distribution
Purpose: acquire and distribute window air conditioners, box fans, HVAC filters, and air purifiers to Zone 1 residents for immediate cooling relief and indoor air quality.
Status: Coming soon.
Removal of Litter, Debris and Illegal Dumping
Purpose: installing trash receptacles at high-litter locations, installing cameras at illegal dumping sites, and contracted litter removal, cleanup of public rights-of-way, removal of dumped items, and maintenance of vacant lots.
Status: Coming soon.
Questions about a program or your eligibility?
Email at communitybenefits@memphistn.gov. The Address checker above tells you which programs cover your location. For anything it doesn’t answer, reach out and we’ll help.
City of Memphis · Community Benefits Ordinance
Community Survey: What Residents Want from Data Center Investments
Survey periods: July 2025-September 2025 & April 2026-May 2026 · Target ZIP codes 38109 and 38116
The City of Memphis conducted two rounds of community outreach to understand what residents near qualifying data centers want to see from Community Benefits Ordinance funding. Across 250 responses, residents consistently cited housing stability, public safety, and infrastructure as their most urgent needs.
Community priorities
Residents ranked categories on a 1–10 scale. Average scores shown.
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
|
Home repair/weatherization/energy efficiency |
7.67 |
|
Public safety/crime prevention |
7.64 |
|
Road repairs/maintenance |
7.50 |
|
Blight remediation |
7.19 |
|
Parks/community centers |
6.69 |
|
Youth programming |
6.53 |
|
Community cleanups |
6.44 |
|
Food pantries/food access |
6.38 |
|
Grants to nonprofits |
6.21 |
What residents said in their own words
Open-ended responses added depth to the rankings. Top themes from resident feedback:
- Roof repairs, HVAC replacement, weatherization, and housing repairs for seniors
- Increased police presence, lighting, cameras, and violence prevention
- Pothole repairs, repaving, stormwater drainage, sidewalks, and streetlights
- Blight, illegal dumping, vacant properties, and absentee landlords
- Environmental health, air quality monitoring, and pollution mitigation
- Youth mentorship and after-school programming
- Workforce development and job training
- Food access and food security
- Healthcare and mental health services
Neighborhood beautification
via community enhancement
Internet & technology access
via fiber project
Questions?
Contact
Email communitybenefits@memphistn.gov. for help with program questions or eligibility.
Total responses
250
Primary geography
~90%
Survey rounds
Round 1
July 3 – Sept 3, 2025
152 responses
(133 from 38109)
Round 2
April 22 – May 27, 2026
98 responses
(targeted 38116 outreach)