Federal grants in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Federal grants for work carried out in DeKalb County, Tennessee totaled $75.4 million across 66 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $66.3 million. Tennessee Department of Transportation received the most, $66.3 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$75.4 million
- Awards66
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.7 million
- Share of Tennessee's totalless than 0.1%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Tennessee page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In Tennessee that came to $67 billion of $97 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 21 | $51.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 9 | $2.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 22 | $5.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 19 | $8.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 13 | $7.7 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 39 | $66.3 million |
| Public Housing Operating Fund | 6 | $2.9 million |
| Public Housing Capital Fund | 5 | $2.8 million |
| Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Impact Aid | 6 | $825,671 |
| Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants | 1 | $401,277 |
| Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program | 1 | $311,845 |
| Community Facilities Loans and Grants | 4 | $232,737 |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 2 | $147,807 |
| Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program | 1 | $2,643 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 39 | $66.3 million |
| Smithville Housing Authority | Other | 11 | $5.6 million |
| Dekalb Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Other | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Dekalb County Board of Education | State and local governments | 6 | $825,671 |
| Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District | State and local governments | 1 | $311,845 |
| Dekalb County | State and local governments | 2 | $148,772 |
| Dekalb County Government | Other | 1 | $137,500 |
| City of Smithville | Other | 2 | $68,837 |
| Town of Alexandria Town Hall | Other | 1 | $26,400 |
| Pirtle Nursery, Inc. | Small businesses | 1 | $2,643 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to DeKalb County, Tennessee?
$75.4 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 66 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in DeKalb County, Tennessee?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $66.3 million in 39 awards.
Why is this different from the Tennessee total?
The Tennessee page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.