Federal grants to Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee
Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee in Nashville, Tennessee received $1.3 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 178 awards. Its largest program was Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, with $447 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $543 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.3 billion
- Awards178
- Awarded in FY 2025$543 million
- Largest award$156 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 42 | $66.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 39 | $157 million |
| FY 2023 | 50 | $78.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 54 | $424 million |
| FY 2025 | 66 | $543 million |
Programs that fund Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | 13 | $447 million |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund | 13 | $227 million |
| State Energy Program | 7 | $194 million |
| Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All | 1 | $156 million |
| Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program | 2 | $40.6 million |
| Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) | 8 | $40.2 million |
| Performance Partnership Grants | 3 | $27.2 million |
| Remedial Action and Waste Management | 2 | $23.3 million |
| Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience | 1 | $22.1 million |
| Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support | 6 | $15.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | 104 | $956 million |
| Department of Energy | 17 | $252 million |
| Department of the Interior | 49 | $58.9 million |
| Department of Defense | 2 | $812,689 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 6 | $771,394 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description: this agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act. The recipient will provide financial and technical assistance to low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from residential-serving distributed solar energy and storage projects. These programs will e | Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All | July 9, 2024 | $156 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $89,756,000 to the Tennessee department of environment and conservation. This agreement provides funding under the safe drinking water act (SDWA) section 1452 and infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) pl 117-58, which authorizes the | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | March 26, 2024 | $89.8 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $84,997,000 to the Tennessee department of environment and conservation. This agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (pl 117-58), for the recipient's drinking water state revolv | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | July 24, 2025 | $85.0 million |
| Tennessee dec will work with their implementer Tennessee valley authority & milepost consulting to execute activities outlined in ira provision 50121 to develop and implement home energy performance-based, whole-house rebates program to benefit U.S. Households. | State Energy Program | January 15, 2025 | $83.7 million |
| Project description for USA spending: Tennessee department of environment and conservation will work with their implementer, Tennessee valley authority, to execute activities outlined in ira provision 50122 to develop and implement home energy performance-based, whole-house rebates program to benefi | State Energy Program | January 15, 2025 | $83.4 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $49,243,000 to the Tennessee department of environment and conservation. This agreement will provide funds to capitalize the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (DWSRF) with an emphasis on lead service line replacement and associ | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | September 25, 2022 | $49.2 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $44,262,000 to the Tennessee department of environment conservation. This agreement supports section 1452 of the safe drinking water act (SDWA), and authorizes the state to utilize funds to further the health protection objectives of sdwa. T | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | August 13, 2025 | $44.3 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $26,676,000 to the Tennessee department of environment and conservation. This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to implement resources and priorities to help address per- and polyfluoroalkyl s | Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program | July 19, 2024 | $39.8 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $38,692,000 to the Tennessee department of environment and conservation. This agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (pl 117-58), for the recipient's drinking water state revolv | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | July 8, 2025 | $38.7 million |
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $35,787,000 to the Tennessee department of environment and conservation. This agreement funds a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (pl 117-58), for the recipient's clean water state revolving fu | Clean Water State Revolving Fund | August 2, 2025 | $35.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee get?
$1.3 billion in 178 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee the most?
The Environmental Protection Agency, with $956 million in 104 awards. The Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior follow.
What is Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee's largest federal grant?
$156 million under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All, with its first action in the period on July 9, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee?
Its largest are Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving Fund and State Energy 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
- Economic and Community Develop
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