Federal grants to University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Tennessee received $84.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 70 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $43.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $7.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$84.5 million
- Awards70
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.7 million
- Largest award$23.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 23 | $49.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 21 | $6.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 22 | $6.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 29 | $14.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 20 | $7.7 million |
Programs that fund University of Tennessee
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $43.6 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 7 | $4.9 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 4 | $3.6 million |
| Congressionally-Identified Projects | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Engineering | 9 | $3.3 million |
| Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | 1 | $2.9 million |
| TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers | 2 | $2.4 million |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 5 | $2.1 million |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 2 | $1.8 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 13 | $55.6 million |
| National Science Foundation | 37 | $16.7 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 8 | $6.0 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Department of Transportation | 1 | $1.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee chattanooga emergency relief to institutions under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 15, 2021 | $23.6 million |
| University of Tennessee chattanooga emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 15, 2021 | $18.1 million |
| Purpose: the university of Tennessee at chattanooga (UTC) proposes to establish the utc quantum center (UTCQC) with equipment to advance distributed quantum sensing and access to quantum computing cloud environments. This will include integration of experiential learning in qise, and work with agenc | Congressionally-Identified Projects | September 11, 2024 | $3.5 million |
| Advanced nursing education workforce | Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program | December 8, 2020 | $3.0 million |
| Hamilton county, Tennessee gear up | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | July 7, 2021 | $2.9 million |
| Collaborative research: cybercorps scholarship for service (renewal): strengthening the national cybersecurity workforce with integrated learning of ai/ml and cybersecurity -the growing nationwide shortage of cybersecurity professionals, especially in the federal government and defense critical infr | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | July 28, 2023 | $1.9 million |
| Utc emergency financial assistance under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act - strengthening institutions program | Education Stabilization Fund | November 17, 2020 | $1.8 million |
| Graduate yearlong experience and residency for acquiring stem teaching competencies -the project aims to serve the national need for high-quality teachers in mathematics and the natural sciences in high-need schools. The project?s one-year residency model, leading to the master of education degree, | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | April 15, 2024 | $1.7 million |
| Southern appalachian educational opportunity center | TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers | August 23, 2021 | $1.6 million |
| University of Tennessee at chattanooga upward bound math & science | TRIO Upward Bound | August 17, 2022 | $1.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Tennessee get?
$84.5 million in 70 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Tennessee the most?
The Department of Education, with $55.6 million in 13 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is University of Tennessee's largest federal grant?
$23.6 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 15, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Tennessee?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and TRIO Upward Bound.
Other grant recipients in Chattanooga
- City of Chattanooga
- Chattanooga Housing Authority
- Novonix Anode Materials LLC
- Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
- Electric Power Board of Chattanooga
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Seven States Power Corporation
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