University of TennesseeFederal contracts and grants
- Knoxville, TN
- UEI LXG4F9K8YZK5
USAspending shows $79M in obligations to this recipient in 4 of the 5 fiscal years from FY2023 to FY2027.
The obligations in FY2026 were $15M.
The obligations in FY2027 to date are under $1 million.
The awards of $1 million or more that started since FY2023 came from 2 agencies.
The largest award value came from the Department of Agriculture.
A fiscal year under $1 million is not in the total.
The states where the work of the awards of $1 million or more is done. The swatches go from the smallest award value to the largest. The largest is Tennessee: $37M.
Tennessee: the address of the recipient.
The amounts for each state. Outlines: US Census Bureau.
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Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Other awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $28M | $3.5M | $24M |
| FY2024 | $23M | under $1 million | $23M |
| FY2025 | $13M | under $1 million | $13M |
| FY2026 | $15M | under $1 million | $15M |
| FY2027 to date | under $1 million |
Contracts are the procurement award types. Other awards are grants, direct payments, loans (subsidy cost) and other assistance. The contracts figure shows only when contracts alone are $1 million or more.
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 10 | $30M | 83% |
| Department of Energy | 2 | $6.4M | 17% |
Awards
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | $2.5M | 11 Mar 2026 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $5.1M | 26 Jan 2026 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $1.3M | 23 Jan 2026 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $1.3M | 12 Dec 2024 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $5.1M | 5 Dec 2024 | TN | USAspending |
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureTENNESSEES TWO LANDGRANT INSTITUTIONS COMPRISE THE TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SYSTEM. THEY WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO CONDUCT ... | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $5.2M | 22 Nov 2022 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureTENNESSEE'S TWO LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS COMPRISE THE TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SYSTEM. THEY WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO ... | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $5.2M | 22 Feb 2024 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureTENNESSEE'S TWO LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS COMPRISE THE TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SYSTEM. THEY WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO ... | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $5.1M | 5 Dec 2024 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureSINCE 1882, THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AGRESEARCH (FORMERLY THE TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION) HAS SERVED AS THE BACKBONE OF TENNESSEE'S ... | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $5.1M | 26 Jan 2026 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of EnergyBIOCHAR ENHANCED ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (BESS) FOR ENERGY CROP SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHEAST (SE) | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development | $3.9M | 22 Sep 2023 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ... | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.303 Integrated Programs | $3.5M | 15 Jul 2024 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of EnergyUNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE: KNOXVILLE. NEW AWARD CONTROL NUMBER: 3405-1543 FOA NUMBER: DE-FOA-0003405 (TEOSYNTE) PROJECT TITLE: ''SYN-FIX: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY TO ... | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | $2.5M | 11 Mar 2026 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureTENNESSEE'S TWO LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS COMPRISE THE TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SYSTEM. THEY WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO ... | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $1.3M | 12 Dec 2024 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureTENNESSEE'S TWO LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS COMPRISE THE TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SYSTEM. THEY WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO ... | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $1.3M | 20 Feb 2024 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureSINCE 1882, THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AGRESEARCH (FORMERLY THE TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION) HAS SERVED AS THE BACKBONE OF TENNESSEE'S ... | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $1.3M | 23 Jan 2026 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureTENNESSEES TWO LANDGRANT INSTITUTIONS COMPRISE THE TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SYSTEM. THEY WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO CONDUCT ... | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | $1.2M | 23 Nov 2022 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServicePURPOSE: THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE COLLABORATIVE SURVEILLANCE EFFORT BETWEEN APHIS, WS AND THE COOPERATOR IS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF SPATIAL, TEMPORAL, ... | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 10.028 Wildlife Services | $1.0M | 18 Nov 2022 | TN | USAspending |
Industries, programs and places of performance
| Assistance listing | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|
| 10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | 8 | $26M |
| 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development | 1 | $3.9M |
| 10.303 Integrated Programs | 1 | $3.5M |
| 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | 1 | $2.5M |
| 10.028 Wildlife Services | 1 | $1.0M |
| State | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 12 | $37M |
The counties with the largest award value, largest first.
- Knox County, TN$37M
Other recipients of about the same size
Recipients of assistance listing 10.203, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act, in all states. In order of name. These recipients have obligations nearest to those of University of Tennessee in the listed fiscal years.
- Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO
- Division of Agriculture of the University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR
- Nevada System of HigherReno, NV
- Ohio Agricultural Research & DevelopmentWooster, OH
- Rutgers the State University of New JerseyPiscataway, NJ
- University of ArizonaTucson, AZ
- University of Puerto Rico, Estacion Experimental AgricolaSan Juan, PR
- University System of New HampshireDurham, NH
- Washington State UniversityPuyallup, WA
All recipients in Tennessee, in order of name.
Official records
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Cite this page
Fed Spend Map. "University of Tennessee: federal contracts and grants". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded .
https://fedspendmap.com/recipient/lxg4f9k8yzk5-university-of-tennessee/
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Where the figures come from
USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service). Fiscal year obligations: the list of recipients by state, with a listing floor of $1 million for each year. Awards: the award search, new awards of $1 million or more by base obligation date. Parent and business types: the recipient profile.
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Questions
Which fiscal years are in the total?
The total has 4 fiscal years.
- FY2023: $28M
- FY2024: $23M
- FY2025: $13M
- FY2026: $15M
- FY2027 to date: under $1 million
The site lists a fiscal year of a recipient when the obligations of the year are $1 million or more.
Which industries and programs do the awards name?
The assistance awards name 5 assistance listings.
The largest award value is in listing 10.203, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act: $26M.
Where is the place of performance?
The awards of $1 million or more name 1 state as the place of performance.
The largest award value is in Tennessee: $37M.
The place of performance is where the work is done. It is not always the address of the recipient.
How many awards are in the lists on this page?
The lists hold 12 awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later.
Their award value is $37M.
An award under that amount is in the obligations of the fiscal years but not in the lists.