Federal grants to Tennessee Department of Health
Tennessee Department of Health in Nashville, Tennessee received $2.2 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 227 awards. Its largest program was WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, with $621 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $179 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.2 billion
- Awards227
- Awarded in FY 2025$179 million
- Largest award$560 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 78 | $1.1 billion |
| FY 2022 | 73 | $267 million |
| FY 2023 | 73 | $344 million |
| FY 2024 | 98 | $275 million |
| FY 2025 | 95 | $179 million |
Programs that fund Tennessee Department of Health
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | 26 | $621 million |
| Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | 3 | $567 million |
| Immunization Cooperative Agreements | 4 | $164 million |
| HIV Care Formula Grants | 3 | $143 million |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | 1 | $69.1 million |
| Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States | 5 | $61.5 million |
| Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant | 8 | $52.1 million |
| Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises | 1 | $38.8 million |
| Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | 9 | $37.3 million |
| Public Health Emergency Preparedness | 2 | $35.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 168 | $1.5 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 53 | $628 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2 | $4.6 million |
| Department of Justice | 3 | $4.3 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $1.2 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology and laboratory capacity for prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases (ELC) - building and strengthening epidemiology, laboratory and health information systems capacity | Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | October 26, 2020 | $560 million |
| CDC-RFA-IP19-1901 immunization and vaccines for children | Immunization Cooperative Agreements | December 9, 2020 | $160 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 2, 2024 | $123 million |
| Ryan white care act title II | HIV Care Formula Grants | October 7, 2020 | $97.6 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 2, 2023 | $93.9 million |
| Tennessee public health infrastructure - Tennessee department of health public health infrastructure application abstracts abstract the united states’ public health infrastructure, workforce, and data systems have been greatly impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As result, the Tennessee depar | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | November 29, 2022 | $69.1 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 4, 2022 | $68.7 million |
| WIC food expense | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 1, 2021 | $65.2 million |
| WIC admin expenses | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 2, 2024 | $56.7 million |
| WIC admin expenses | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | October 2, 2023 | $47.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Tennessee Department of Health get?
$2.2 billion in 227 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Tennessee Department of Health the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.5 billion in 168 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development follow.
What is Tennessee Department of Health's largest federal grant?
$560 million under Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC), with its first action in the period on October 26, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Tennessee Department of Health?
Its largest are WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) and Immunization Cooperative Agreements.
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