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State of Tennessee
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State of Tennessee, of Nashville, TN, was obligated $59M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $14M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is about level on FY2025 ($15M).
State of Tennessee ranks 133 of 452 listed organisations located in TN by five-year obligations, and 8,474 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services: 7 awards worth $58M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,445,809 | under $1.0M | $14,445,809 | — |
| FY2024 | $14,663,450 | under $1.0M | $14,663,450 | +2% |
| FY2025 | $15,166,057 | under $1.0M | $15,166,057 | +3% |
| FY2026 | $14,330,296 | under $1.0M | $14,330,296 | -6% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in TN | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $59M | $43B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $14M | $12B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $59M | $43B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 8,474 of 30,989 | 1 of 452 in TN | 1 |
Largest in state: Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Education | 4 | $54M | 93% |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $4.1M | 7% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Davidson County, TN $54M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 84.181 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families | $14M | 1 Jul 2025 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 84.181 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families | $14M | 1 Jul 2026 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 84.181 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families | $13M | 1 Jul 2024 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 84.181 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families | $13M | 1 Jul 2023 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Community Living | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 93.630 Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | $1.5M | 1 Nov 2022 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Community Living | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 93.630 Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | $1.5M | 27 Oct 2023 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Community Living | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 93.630 Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | $1.1M | 25 Oct 2024 | TN | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $14M, Department of Education, 1 Jul 2025: INFANT, TODDLERS & FAMILIES (PART C)
- $14M, Department of Education, 1 Jul 2026: INFANT, TODDLERS & FAMILIES (PART C)
- $13M, Department of Education, 1 Jul 2024: INFANT, TODDLERS & FAMILIES (PART C)
- $13M, Department of Education, 1 Jul 2023: INFANT, TODDLERS & FAMILIES (PART C)
- $1.5M, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 Nov 2022: SCDD-2023
- $1.5M, Department of Health and Human Services, 27 Oct 2023: FY2024 (SCDD) DD ACT STATE COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
- $1.1M, Department of Health and Human Services, 25 Oct 2024: FY2025 (SCDD) DD ACT STATE COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - DD ACT STATE COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Questions and answers
How much federal money does State of Tennessee receive?
$59M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $14M; FY2024: $15M; FY2025: $15M; FY2026: $14M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to State of Tennessee?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Education ($54M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($4.1M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families (84.181) and Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants (93.630).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: TN ($58M).
Is State of Tennessee a large federal recipient?
It ranks 8,474 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 133 of 452 located in TN. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.