Federal grants in Tennessee's 3rd congressional district (TN-03)
Federal grants for work carried out in Tennessee's 3rd congressional district totaled $1.9 billion across 2,263 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $798 million. Tennessee Department of Transportation received the most, $813 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.9 billion
- Awards2,263
- Awarded in FY 2025$358 million
- Share of Tennessee's total2.0%
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 district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Tennessee total of $97 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 738 | $490 million |
| FY 2022 | 605 | $365 million |
| FY 2023 | 564 | $316 million |
| FY 2024 | 545 | $410 million |
| FY 2025 | 562 | $358 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 648 | $813 million |
| Chattanooga Housing Authority | State and local governments | 71 | $126 million |
| City of Chattanooga | State and local governments | 43 | $104 million |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated | Nonprofits | 485 | $79.9 million |
| University of Tennessee | Colleges and universities | 62 | $79.1 million |
| Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority | State and local governments | 15 | $52.9 million |
| TN State Veterans Home | State and local governments | 1 | $50.1 million |
| Electric Power Board of Chattanooga | State and local governments | 2 | $36.3 million |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Other | 8 | $36.1 million |
| Family Resource Agency Inc | Nonprofits | 3 | $35.9 million |
| Lafollette Housing Authority | Other | 29 | $33.9 million |
| Seven States Power Corporation | Other | 1 | $24.7 million |
| Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee | Other | 4 | $24.6 million |
| Anderson Co BD of Ed | State and local governments | 3 | $22.5 million |
| Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority | Other | 8 | $21.8 million |
| Roane State Community College | Other | 9 | $21.6 million |
| The Trust for Public Land | Nonprofits | 1 | $20.0 million |
| Lee University | State and local governments | 8 | $19.9 million |
| STVT-Aai Education Inc. | Businesses | 1 | $19.7 million |
| Mid-East Community Action Agency | Nonprofits | 3 | $18.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Tennessee's 3rd congressional district?
$1.9 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,263 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Tennessee's 3rd congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $798 million in 623 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-district work count in no single district.