Federal grants to City of Chattanooga
City of Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee received $128 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 51 awards. Its largest program was Head Start, with $71.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $22.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$128 million
- Awards51
- Awarded in FY 2025$22.7 million
- Largest award$45.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 12 | $25.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 10 | $18.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 13 | $22.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 16 | $38.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 10 | $22.7 million |
Programs that fund City of Chattanooga
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Head Start | 5 | $71.1 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $9.2 million |
| Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | 4 | $8.9 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 6 | $7.1 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $6.4 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | 1 | $6.0 million |
| Community Programs to Improve Minority Health | 1 | $3.4 million |
| Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program | 1 | $2.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 6 | $74.5 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 16 | $22.8 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 4 | $8.9 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 3 | $6.4 million |
| Department of Transportation | 5 | $6.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | June 28, 2021 | $45.9 million |
| Head start | Head Start | July 8, 2025 | $12.4 million |
| Early head start/child care partnership | Head Start | August 31, 2021 | $9.5 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $3,900,000 to the city of chattanooga, Tennessee. Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. This | Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | November 4, 2022 | $7.4 million |
| Purpose: economic development initiative, community project funding/congressional directed spending awards are authorized under the consolidated appropriations act, 2022 public law 117-328 and the explanatory statement for division l of that act. Projects selected for community project funding/congr | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 20, 2024 | $6.4 million |
| Inflation reduction act urban and community forestry expansion | Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | April 19, 2024 | $6.0 million |
| COVID-19 action, response, and equity coalition (care coalition) - located in hamilton county in southeast Tennessee, the city of chattanooga is launching a new office of community health that will oversee the COVID-19 action, response, and equity coalition (care coalition) to address health dispari | Community Programs to Improve Minority Health | June 18, 2021 | $3.4 million |
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $3.0 million |
| Early head start | Head Start | August 25, 2025 | $2.7 million |
| The purpose of the smart grants program is to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in a variety of communities to improve transportation efficiency and safety. The program funds projects that are focused on using technology interventions | Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program | September 18, 2024 | $2.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Chattanooga get?
$128 million in 51 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Chattanooga the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $74.5 million in 6 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is City of Chattanooga's largest federal grant?
$45.9 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on June 28, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Chattanooga?
Its largest are Head Start, Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants and Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements.
Other grant recipients in Chattanooga
- Chattanooga Housing Authority
- Novonix Anode Materials LLC
- University of Tennessee
- Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
- Electric Power Board of Chattanooga
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Seven States Power Corporation
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