Federal grants in Shelby County, Tennessee
Federal grants for work carried out in Shelby County, Tennessee totaled $2.8 billion across 1,922 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $606 million. Tennessee Department of Transportation received the most, $610 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.8 billion
- Awards1,922
- Awarded in FY 2025$511 million
- Share of Tennessee's total2.9%
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 | 690 | $654 million |
| FY 2022 | 699 | $561 million |
| FY 2023 | 653 | $567 million |
| FY 2024 | 681 | $502 million |
| FY 2025 | 636 | $511 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 403 | $610 million |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | Nonprofits | 290 | $506 million |
| Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority | State and local governments | 18 | $287 million |
| University of Tennessee | Colleges and universities | 173 | $209 million |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | State and local governments | 66 | $173 million |
| University of Memphis | Colleges and universities | 140 | $161 million |
| Shelby County Board of Education | State and local governments | 13 | $140 million |
| Shelby County Government | Other | 45 | $84.4 million |
| Porter-Leath | Other | 6 | $65.1 million |
| Memphis Housing Authority | Other | 222 | $64.3 million |
| Southwest TN Community College | Colleges and universities | 10 | $57.3 million |
| Christ Community Health Services Inc | Other | 8 | $51.8 million |
| Memphis Health Center Inc | Other | 7 | $33.5 million |
| Lemoyne-Owen College | Colleges and universities | 8 | $28.3 million |
| Young, Gifted & Green | Nonprofits | 1 | $20.0 million |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach | Other | 14 | $14.0 million |
| Tennessee Department of Military | State and local governments | 10 | $13.1 million |
| Tri State Community Health Center | Other | 8 | $12.0 million |
| Alliance Healthcare Services | Other | 13 | $11.1 million |
| Community Alliance for the Homeless, Inc. | Other | 34 | $10.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Shelby County, Tennessee?
$2.8 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,922 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Shelby County, Tennessee?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $606 million in 393 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.