Federal grants in Tennessee's 5th congressional district (TN-05)
Federal grants for work carried out in Tennessee's 5th congressional district totaled $4.9 billion across 2,721 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), with $1.1 billion. Vanderbilt University Medical Center received the most, $1.5 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$4.9 billion
- Awards2,721
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.1 billion
- Share of Tennessee's total5.1%
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 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 | 1,075 | $1.0 billion |
| FY 2022 | 1,110 | $869 million |
| FY 2023 | 1,210 | $879 million |
| FY 2024 | 1,190 | $995 million |
| FY 2025 | 1,101 | $1.1 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Businesses | 923 | $1.5 billion |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Authority | State and local governments | 81 | $1.3 billion |
| Vanderbilt University | Colleges and universities | 947 | $781 million |
| Tennessee State University | Colleges and universities | 193 | $320 million |
| Meharry Medical College | Colleges and universities | 77 | $173 million |
| Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (the) | State and local governments | 17 | $171 million |
| Tennessee Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 57 | $96.6 million |
| Delek Us Holdings, Inc | Businesses | 1 | $95.0 million |
| Fisk University | Colleges and universities | 32 | $56.9 million |
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | State and local governments | 9 | $40.7 million |
| Regional Organized Crime Information Center | Nonprofits | 2 | $36.7 million |
| Meharry Medical College | Colleges and universities | 1 | $30.6 million |
| Nashville State Community College | Colleges and universities | 3 | $29.8 million |
| American Baptist Theological Seminary (the) | Colleges and universities | 8 | $26.2 million |
| Columbia State Community College | Colleges and universities | 8 | $22.7 million |
| Tennessee Department of Military | State and local governments | 10 | $22.5 million |
| Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency | State and local governments | 28 | $19.8 million |
| Belmont University | Colleges and universities | 2 | $18.7 million |
| Lipscomb University | Colleges and universities | 4 | $14.5 million |
| Centerstone of Tennessee, Inc. | Nonprofits | 3 | $10.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Tennessee's 5th congressional district?
$4.9 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,721 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Tennessee's 5th congressional district?
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), with $1.1 billion in 23 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.