Largest federal grant recipients in Tennessee

686 organizations in Tennessee received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $98 billion. Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar received the most, $50 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	281	$87 billion
Nonprofits	175	$4.6 billion
Colleges and universities	64	$4.2 billion
Other	73	$892 million
Businesses	40	$831 million
Tribal governments and organizations	8	$132 million
Small businesses	45	$102 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar · Nashville	State and local governments	22	$50 billion
2	Department of Education Tennessee · Nashville	State and local governments	139	$10 billion
3	Tennessee Department of Transportation · Nashville	State and local governments	5,361	$6.9 billion
4	Tennessee Department of Human Services · Nashville	State and local governments	154	$5.5 billion
5	Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville	Nonprofits	1,186	$2.2 billion
6	Tennessee Department of Health · Nashville	State and local governments	227	$2.2 billion
7	Tennessee Emergency Management Authority · Nashville	State and local governments	86	$1.3 billion
8	Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee · Nashville	State and local governments	178	$1.3 billion
9	Economic and Community Develop · Nashville	State and local governments	39	$1.2 billion
10	Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville	Colleges and universities	1,215	$1.0 billion
11	Department of Childrens Services Tennessee · Nashville	State and local governments	77	$795 million
12	TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr · Nashville	State and local governments	112	$676 million
13	Tennessee Housing Development Agency · Nashville	State and local governments	38	$664 million
14	Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration · Nashville	State and local governments	84	$584 million
15	Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services · Nashville	State and local governments	56	$580 million
16	University of Tennessee · Knoxville	Colleges and universities	636	$549 million
17	St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc · Memphis	Nonprofits	291	$506 million
18	Eastman Chemical Company · Kingsport	Businesses	1	$375 million
19	Tennessee State University · Nashville	Colleges and universities	226	$358 million
20	University of Tennessee · Memphis	Colleges and universities	244	$305 million
21	Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority · Memphis	State and local governments	18	$287 million
22	TN State Veterans Home · Humboldt	State and local governments	14	$263 million
23	Tennessee Department of Military · Nashville	State and local governments	91	$262 million
24	Meharry Medical College · Nashville	Colleges and universities	100	$255 million
25	Memphis Area Transit Authority · Memphis	Other	23	$238 million
26	Nashville & Davidson County, Metropolitan Government of · Nashville	State and local governments	78	$230 million
27	Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee · Nashville	State and local governments	69	$217 million
28	Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability · Nashville	State and local governments	75	$207 million
29	University of Memphis · Memphis	Colleges and universities	198	$195 million
30	Safety & Homeland Security · Nashville	State and local governments	72	$182 million
31	Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority · Madison	State and local governments	20	$174 million
32	City of Memphis, Tennessee · Memphis	State and local governments	70	$173 million
33	Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (the) · Nashville	State and local governments	17	$171 million
34	University of Tennessee · Knoxville	Colleges and universities	55	$162 million
35	East Tennessee State University · Johnson City	Colleges and universities	132	$153 million
36	Shelby County Board of Education · Memphis	State and local governments	14	$145 million
37	Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro	Colleges and universities	99	$140 million
38	City of Chattanooga · Chattanooga	State and local governments	51	$128 million
39	Chattanooga Housing Authority · Chattanooga	State and local governments	71	$126 million
40	Tennessee Technological University · Cookeville	Colleges and universities	107	$112 million
41	City of Knoxville · Knoxville	State and local governments	65	$110 million
42	Shelby County Government · Memphis	State and local governments	54	$102 million
43	Novonix Anode Materials LLC · Chattanooga	Businesses	1	$100 million
44	MP Assets Corporation · Piney Flats	Businesses	1	$100 million
45	Family Resource Agency Inc · Cleveland	Nonprofits	5	$97.4 million
46	Department of Agriculture Tennessee · Nashville	State and local governments	172	$97.4 million
47	University of Tennessee · Knoxville	Colleges and universities	165	$97.3 million
48	Delek Us Holdings, Inc · Brentwood	Businesses	1	$95.0 million
49	U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, LLC · Cordova	Nonprofits	1	$90.5 million
50	Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc · Nashville	Nonprofits	14	$90.1 million
51	Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated · Oak Ridge	Nonprofits	524	$88.6 million
52	University of Tennessee · Chattanooga	Colleges and universities	70	$84.5 million
53	Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee · Knoxville	State and local governments	44	$80.3 million
54	Austin Peay State University · Clarksville	Colleges and universities	38	$77.7 million
55	Porter-Leath · Memphis	Nonprofits	15	$76.6 million
56	State of Tennessee · Nashville	State and local governments	12	$72.3 million
57	Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (the) (" ") · Alcoa	State and local governments	14	$71.1 million
58	Cherokee Health Systems · Knoxville	Nonprofits	13	$69.2 million
59	South Central Human Resource Agency, Inc. · Fayetteville	Nonprofits	10	$66.9 million
60	Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc. · Morristown	Nonprofits	11	$66.7 million
61	Memphis Housing Authority · Memphis	State and local governments	222	$64.3 million
62	Tennessee Bureau of Investigation · Nashville	State and local governments	32	$63.8 million
63	Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency, Inc. · Kingsport	Nonprofits	5	$62.5 million
64	North West Tennessee Economic Development Council · Dresden	Nonprofits	2	$62.1 million
65	LBJ & C Development Corp · Cookeville	Nonprofits	8	$60.5 million
66	United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. · Nashville	Nonprofits	7	$60.4 million
67	Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency, Inc. · Mount Juliet	Nonprofits	5	$60.3 million
68	Knoxvilles Community Development Corp · Knoxville	State and local governments	23	$60.3 million
69	United South & Eastern Tribes Inc · Nashville	Tribal governments and organizations	43	$59.5 million
70	Fisk University · Nashville	Colleges and universities	35	$58.5 million
71	Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority · Chattanooga	State and local governments	17	$57.6 million
72	Southwest TN Community College · Memphis	Colleges and universities	10	$57.1 million
73	Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority · Chattanooga	State and local governments	15	$52.9 million
74	Christ Community Health Services Inc · Memphis	Other	8	$51.8 million
75	Lane College · Jackson	Colleges and universities	11	$48.0 million
76	Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools · Nashville	State and local governments	13	$43.3 million
77	Centerstone of Tennessee, Inc. · Nashville	Nonprofits	22	$42.5 million
78	Volunteer Tennessee · Nashville	State and local governments	16	$37.5 million
79	Regional Organized Crime Information Center · Nashville	Nonprofits	2	$36.7 million
80	Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc. · Nashville	Other	8	$36.4 million
81	Electric Power Board of Chattanooga · Chattanooga	State and local governments	2	$36.3 million
82	Chattanooga State Community College · Chattanooga	State and local governments	8	$36.1 million
83	Chickasaw Electric Cooperative · Somerville	Other	1	$35.7 million
84	Northeast State Community College · Blountville	Nonprofits	18	$35.1 million
85	Regional Transportation Auth · Madison	Other	10	$34.4 million
86	Lafollette Housing Authority · La Follette	State and local governments	29	$33.9 million
87	Memphis Health Center Inc · Memphis	Other	7	$33.5 million
88	Sequatchie Valley Planning & Development Agency · Jasper	Nonprofits	6	$31.6 million
89	Tri-Cities Airport Authority · Blountville	State and local governments	18	$31.2 million
90	Rural Health Services Consortium, Inc · Rogersville	Other	6	$31.0 million
91	Meharry Medical College · Nashville	Colleges and universities	1	$30.6 million
92	Clinch-Powell Educational Cooperative · Tazewell	Nonprofits	3	$30.4 million
93	Murfreesboro, City of · Murfreesboro	State and local governments	32	$30.3 million
94	Nashville State Community College · Nashville	Colleges and universities	3	$29.8 million
95	University of Tennessee · Martin	Colleges and universities	27	$29.8 million
96	Volunteer State Community College · Gallatin	Colleges and universities	8	$29.7 million
97	Jackson Housing Authority · Jackson	Tribal governments and organizations	60	$28.9 million
98	Lemoyne-Owen College · Memphis	Colleges and universities	8	$28.3 million
99	Southwest Human Resource Agency · Henderson	Nonprofits	8	$28.1 million
100	American Baptist Theological Seminary (the) · Nashville	Nonprofits	8	$26.2 million

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