Federal grants to Safety & Homeland Security
Safety & Homeland Security in Nashville, Tennessee received $182 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 72 awards. Its largest program was Alcohol Open Container Requirements, with $52.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $44.5 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$182 million
- Awards72
- Awarded in FY 2025$44.5 million
- Largest award$14.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 9 | $28.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 16 | $37.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 15 | $38.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 17 | $33.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 19 | $44.5 million |
Programs that fund Safety & Homeland Security
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Open Container Requirements | 4 | $52.6 million |
| State and Community Highway Safety | 10 | $50.7 million |
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | 5 | $48.7 million |
| National Priority Safety Programs | 44 | $25.3 million |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements | 3 | $5.4 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 72 | $182 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 c.f.r. Part 1270; 23 u.s.c. § 154) €• penalty transfer funds to support alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open alcohol container laws. Under section 154, to avoid the transfer of fu | Alcohol Open Container Requirements | May 14, 2025 | $14.1 million |
| Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 c.f.r. Part 1270; 23 u.s.c. & 154) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open container laws. | Alcohol Open Container Requirements | May 16, 2022 | $13.8 million |
| Al-bil 154 transfer funds | State and Community Highway Safety | April 30, 2024 | $13.7 million |
| Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 c.f.r. Part 1270; 23 u.s.c. & 154) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open container laws. | Alcohol Open Container Requirements | February 14, 2023 | $13.6 million |
| Section 154 transfer program: open container | Alcohol Open Container Requirements | January 19, 2021 | $11.6 million |
| Award purpose: the purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | May 9, 2025 | $10.9 million |
| The purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and efficient tra | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | June 12, 2024 | $10.7 million |
| FY2023 mcsap grant program | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | May 12, 2023 | $10.4 million |
| FY2022 mcsap grant program | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | June 3, 2022 | $10.1 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 c.f.r. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 u.s.c. & 402) - grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved highway safety plan. | State and Community Highway Safety | November 30, 2022 | $7.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Safety & Homeland Security get?
$182 million in 72 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Safety & Homeland Security the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $182 million in 72 awards.
What is Safety & Homeland Security's largest federal grant?
$14.1 million under Alcohol Open Container Requirements, with its first action in the period on May 14, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Safety & Homeland Security?
Its largest are Alcohol Open Container Requirements, State and Community Highway Safety and Motor Carrier Safety Assistance.
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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