Federal grants to Department of Agriculture Tennessee
Department of Agriculture Tennessee in Nashville, Tennessee received $97.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 172 awards. Its largest program was Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs), with $20.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $19.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$97.4 million
- Awards172
- Awarded in FY 2025$19.9 million
- Largest award$16.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 36 | $16.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 45 | $18.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 48 | $28.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 37 | $14.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 39 | $19.9 million |
Programs that fund Department of Agriculture Tennessee
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) | 15 | $20.3 million |
| Cooperative Forestry Assistance | 10 | $17.3 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program | 1 | $16.9 million |
| Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants | 4 | $10.6 million |
| State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition | 5 | $8.1 million |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care | 74 | $7.1 million |
| Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program | 1 | $5.7 million |
| Food and Drug Administration Research | 7 | $5.5 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | 1 | $4.1 million |
| Performance Partnership Grants | 2 | $3.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 155 | $77.2 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 6 | $14.3 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 8 | $5.8 million |
| Department of the Interior | 3 | $82,076 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest legacy acquisition | Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program | December 2, 2024 | $16.9 million |
| Resilient food systems infrastructure- 2023 | Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program | August 31, 2023 | $5.7 million |
| Tennessee implementation of inflation reduction act urban and community forestry program tree planting and related activities | Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | June 4, 2023 | $4.1 million |
| Tennessee department of agriculture consolidated payment grant (urban & community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, and state and fire vo | Cooperative Forestry Assistance | June 30, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Tennessee consolidated payment grant fiscal year 22 (urban & community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, and state and volunteer fire ass | Cooperative Forestry Assistance | June 21, 2022 | $2.8 million |
| This action approves an award in the amount of $2,682,200 to the Tennessee department of agriculture to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted run-off from nonpoint sources. Nonpoint source implementation projects in | Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants | September 1, 2021 | $2.7 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $2,682,000 to the Tennessee department of agriculture. This agreement provides support to the recipient to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from | Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants | September 18, 2023 | $2.7 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $2,681,800 to the Tennessee department of agriculture to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Nonpoint source implementation | Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants | September 22, 2022 | $2.7 million |
| Authorized by statute in the cooperative forestry assistance act (pl 95-313, as amended), this consolidated payment grant (CPG) is the primary award instrument through which the USDA works with and through the Georgia forestry commission to cooperatively set priorities for and implement management p | Cooperative Forestry Assistance | September 3, 2025 | $2.6 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $2,564,000 to the Tennessee department of agriculture to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Nonpoint source implementation | Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants | April 30, 2025 | $2.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Agriculture Tennessee get?
$97.4 million in 172 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Agriculture Tennessee the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $77.2 million in 155 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Department of Agriculture Tennessee's largest federal grant?
$16.9 million under Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program, with its first action in the period on December 2, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Agriculture Tennessee?
Its largest are Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs), Cooperative Forestry Assistance and Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program.
Other grant recipients in Nashville
- Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar
- Department of Education Tennessee
- Tennessee Department of Transportation
- Tennessee Department of Human Services
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Tennessee Department of Health
- Tennessee Emergency Management Authority
- Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee
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