Federal grants to County of Knox
County of Knox in Knoxville, Tennessee received $6.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 7 awards. Its largest program was Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs, with $4.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$6.7 million
- Awards7
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.7 million
- Largest award$4.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $412,389 |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $484,549 |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $2.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $1.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $1.7 million |
Programs that fund County of Knox
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Air Pollution Control Program Support | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | 4 | $809,948 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 6 | $2.7 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox county health department: OD2A local - knox county health department (“kchd”) serves a metropolitan area in east Tennessee of approximately 500,000 people, which in 2021 experienced a crude rate of death from overdoses of 91.6 per 100,000 population. Groups disproportionately impacted by overdo | Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | August 23, 2023 | $4.0 million |
| This action provides partial funding in the amount of $75,000 to knox county department of air quality management to implement air pollution control programs throughout knox county, Tennessee. | Air Pollution Control Program Support | November 5, 2020 | $1.6 million |
| This action approves an award in the amount of $130,000 to support compliance with knox county department of air quality management's national ambient air quality standards by continuing the ongoing collection of data on the ambient air concentrations of fine particulate matter throughout knox count | Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | April 14, 2021 | $526,614 |
| Description: this action provides funding in the amount of $100,000.00 to knox county, Tennessee, for development and implementation of air pollution control programs throughout the county. Activities: the activities include implementing activities within the scope of the section 105 program including | Air Pollution Control Program Support | June 17, 2025 | $275,450 |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $65,000 to the knox department of air quality management. The funding received from this grant will assist with necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring programs for the prevention and control of air pollu | Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | June 12, 2025 | $136,614 |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $80,000 to the knox county department of air quality management. This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to the recipient for the expansion and enhancement of their air monitoring activities. Specifically, the | Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | August 6, 2024 | $80,000 |
| Description: the purpose of this arp funded cooperative agreement is to advance enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) or other national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) pollutants in and near communities with environmental justice concerns who face disproportionate exposure to th | Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | July 26, 2022 | $66,720 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does County of Knox get?
$6.7 million in 7 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives County of Knox the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $4.0 million in 1 award. The Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is County of Knox's largest federal grant?
$4.0 million under Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs, with its first action in the period on August 23, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund County of Knox?
Its largest are Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs, Air Pollution Control Program Support and Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act.
Other grant recipients in Knoxville
- University of Tennessee
- TN State Veterans Home
- University of Tennessee
- City of Knoxville
- University of Tennessee
- Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee
- Cherokee Health Systems
- Knoxvilles Community Development Corp
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