Federal grants in Tennessee's 8th congressional district (TN-08)
Federal grants for work carried out in Tennessee's 8th congressional district totaled $1.4 billion across 2,089 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $619 million. Tennessee Department of Transportation received the most, $621 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.4 billion
- Awards2,089
- Awarded in FY 2025$205 million
- Share of Tennessee's total1.4%
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 | 614 | $389 million |
| FY 2022 | 541 | $241 million |
| FY 2023 | 552 | $220 million |
| FY 2024 | 512 | $345 million |
| FY 2025 | 474 | $205 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 675 | $621 million |
| TN State Veterans Home | State and local governments | 5 | $91.4 million |
| North West Tennessee Economic Development Council | Nonprofits | 2 | $62.1 million |
| Southwest TN Community College | Colleges and universities | 10 | $57.3 million |
| Lane College | Colleges and universities | 11 | $48.0 million |
| Chickasaw Electric Cooperative | Other | 1 | $35.7 million |
| University of Tennessee | Colleges and universities | 14 | $29.3 million |
| Jackson Housing Authority | Other | 60 | $28.9 million |
| Southwest Human Resource Agency | Nonprofits | 5 | $27.0 million |
| Jackson State Community College | State and local governments | 6 | $20.7 million |
| Department of Agriculture Tennessee | State and local governments | 1 | $16.9 million |
| Dyersburg Housing Authority | Other | 17 | $16.6 million |
| Hardeman County Community Health Center | Other | 7 | $16.5 million |
| Dyersburg State Community College | State and local governments | 12 | $16.2 million |
| Hardin County Regional Health Center | Other | 7 | $15.8 million |
| Citizens of Lake County for Health Care, Inc. | Other | 4 | $12.9 million |
| Bethel University | Colleges and universities | 3 | $11.9 million |
| Union City Housing Authority | Other | 16 | $8.9 million |
| Union University | Colleges and universities | 2 | $8.8 million |
| Covington Housing Authority | Other | 18 | $8.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Tennessee's 8th congressional district?
$1.4 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,089 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Tennessee's 8th congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $619 million in 656 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.