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USDA Rural Development – Tennessee State Office

Section 504 Home Repair Loans & Grants (Tennessee)

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Key facts

Deadline
Rolling: apply any time
Award size
Up to $10K
Match ?
Not stated: check the official notice. The federal program behind it has match rules for some uses: read them. · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Individuals
Where
Anywhere in Tennessee

Before you apply: Tennessee state agencies usually require you to be registered as a supplier in the state's Edison system before they can pay a grant. Ask the program contact, and register early. Get-ready checklist

How this fits you

  • Available in Sullivan County
  • Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 25

Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.

About this grant

Repair grants for very-low-income rural homeowners age 62 or older to remove health and safety hazards, plus 1% repair loans for low-income homeowners. Apply through the local Tennessee RD office.

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Writing the need statement? Sullivan County facts with citations.

Who in Tennessee has won the federal program behind it

This grant is paid from federal program 10.417, which also pays for other work. These groups won that program, not necessarily this grant.

25 awards to Tennessee groups in 13 counties since 2024 · 0 in Sullivan County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Redacted Due to PiiSomerville, Fayette County$43K2024
Redacted Due to PiiRipley, Haywood County$43K2024
Redacted Due to PiiSelmer, McNairy County$43K2024
Redacted Due to PiiJackson, Madison County$43K2024
Redacted Due to PiiWaynesboro, Lewis County$43K2024
Redacted Due to PiiJackson, Madison County$43K2024
Redacted Due to PiiCedar Grove, Carroll County$43K2024
Redacted Due to PiiCovington, Tipton County$32K2026
Redacted Due to PiiMason, Fayette County$32K2024
Redacted Due to PiiRossville, Fayette County$15K2025
Redacted Due to PiiErwin, Unicoi County$15K2025
Redacted Due to PiiWhite Pine, Hamblen County$15K2025

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Similar grants open or opening soon

From other funders, about the same kind of work in Sullivan County.

More from USDA Rural Development – Tennessee State Office

About the federal program

Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants, also called “(Section 504 Rural Housing Loans and Grants)”
Program number 10.417 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service · Project grant, loan

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal year 2025: Funds have been used to replace furnaces and roofs, install entry ramps, and more.

This program on SAM.gov

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