Federal grants to Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee received $358 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 226 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $92.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $50.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$358 million
- Awards226
- Awarded in FY 2025$50.0 million
- Largest award$55.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 59 | $133 million |
| FY 2022 | 57 | $47.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 59 | $67.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 74 | $60.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 52 | $50.0 million |
Programs that fund Tennessee State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $92.1 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 6 | $71.4 million |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University | 5 | $25.3 million |
| Head Start | 6 | $23.1 million |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University | 5 | $21.3 million |
| From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals | 1 | $18.1 million |
| Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions | 3 | $9.6 million |
| 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants | 18 | $8.0 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 17 | $7.8 million |
| Cooperative Extension Service | 2 | $7.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 16 | $173 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 105 | $116 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 17 | $33.8 million |
| National Science Foundation | 50 | $18.3 million |
| Department of Energy | 7 | $8.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education emergency relief fund-historically black colleges and universities | Education Stabilization Fund | February 26, 2021 | $55.5 million |
| Historically black colleges and universities program | Higher Education Institutional Aid | August 3, 2022 | $39.1 million |
| Coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act funding for Tennessee state university (institutional portion) | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $21.3 million |
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** this multi-institutional $18,110,000 project will establish an inclusive consortium of institutions from nearly every msi category t | From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals | May 17, 2023 | $18.1 million |
| Coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act funding for Tennessee state university | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $15.3 million |
| Early head start | Head Start | June 29, 2021 | $12.4 million |
| Unknown title | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 9, 2021 | $9.3 million |
| Unknown title | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 20, 2021 | $9.1 million |
| Advancing learning opportunities for african american stem graduate students through cutting edge research, enhancing academic writing, exploring career pathways. | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 31, 2024 | $7.2 million |
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the college of agriculture at Tennessee state university will collaborate with Alabama a&m university, southern university, flor | Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions | April 26, 2022 | $5.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Tennessee State University get?
$358 million in 226 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Tennessee State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $173 million in 16 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Tennessee State University's largest federal grant?
$55.5 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 26, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Tennessee State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Higher Education Institutional Aid and Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University.
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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