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Appalachian Area Development in Tennessee

Appalachian Area Development (23.002) awarded $103 million to recipients in Tennessee in 178 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, 10% of the program's national total. Tennessee Technological University received the most, $11.4 million.

By year

Grants under this program to recipients in Tennessee
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202115$5.2 million
FY 202243$19.4 million
FY 202354$35.8 million
FY 202434$26.9 million
FY 202534$15.4 million

Recipients in Tennessee

The 10 largest, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
Tennessee Technological UniversityNonprofits5$11.4 million
Appalachia Service Project, Inc.Other2$10.7 million
Appalachian Investors AllianceNonprofits1$3.9 million
Thrive Regional Partnership, IncNonprofits1$2.9 million
Town of OneidaState and local governments3$2.3 million
Bledsoe, County ofState and local governments3$2.2 million
Economic and Community DevelopState and local governments11$2.0 million
Marion County GovernmentState and local governments1$2.0 million
Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Nonprofits1$1.9 million
Hancock County CourthouseState and local governments2$1.5 million

Counted by the recipient's location. A recipient based in Tennessee may carry out the work elsewhere.

Open opportunities under this program

None is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now.

Questions people ask

How much Appalachian Area Development money goes to Tennessee?

$103 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 178 awards. Tennessee ranks 4th of 19 states and territories for this program.

Who receives Appalachian Area Development money in Tennessee?

The largest recipient is Tennessee Technological University, with $11.4 million in 5 awards. Next are Appalachia Service Project, Inc. and Appalachian Investors Alliance.

Can organizations in Tennessee apply now?

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year.

Appalachian Area Development in other states

Other large programs in Tennessee

All federal grants in Tennessee

Amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.