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TN Department of Economic & Community Development

Infrastructure Planning Grant (IPG) – FY2027

Open

Deadline
Due Oct 30, 2026 · 20 days left
Award size
Up to $400K
Match ?
Required: you cover 5% of the total project · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
City or town government, County government, Special district (utility, fire, etc.)
Where
Anywhere in Tennessee
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Your share in dollars

For a $400,000 grant you'd put in about $21,053 of your own money or donated help, for a total project of about $421,053.

Based on the funder's stated 5% applicant share. Some programs lower it for distressed counties or accept donated help.

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 Hamblen County
  • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)

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About this grant

Helps water and sewer systems in distressed counties, or on the state's financially distressed utility list, pay for mapping, modeling, system analysis, asset management plans, and regionalization studies. The studies are meant to set up future CDBG, SRF, or USDA funding requests.

Official notice: https://www.tn.gov/ecd/rural-development/infrastructure-planning-grant.html · Printed from grantme.click/grants/0cfb0c3d-1b3c-4d62-b08f-32cb2221aca9

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Your schedule, working back from the deadline

  1. Oct9
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment (already past: do it now)
    Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
  2. Oct23
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  3. Oct27
    Submit
    Suggested: submit a few days early in case the form or email has trouble.
  4. Oct30
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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Writing the need statement? Hamblen County facts with citations.

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