TN Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry
Southern Pine Beetle Initiative (SPBI) Landowner Cost Share
Key facts
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award size
- Up to $20K
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- How you get paid ?
- By reimbursement: you spend your own money first and get paid back later, often months later. Make sure you can cover the costs until then.
- Who can apply
- Farm or agricultural producer, Individuals, Small business, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- 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 Rhea County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 7
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Official notice: https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/forests/landowner-assistance/financial-assistance/southern-pine-beetle-cost-share-for-landowners.html · Printed from grantme.click/grants/3d9d9ce7-e787-4f2c-bca2-73c2ffae98c1
Writing the need statement? Rhea County facts with citations.
Who in Tennessee has won the federal program behind it
This grant is paid from federal program 10.680, which also pays for other work. These groups won that program, not necessarily this grant.
1 award to Tennessee groups since 2024 · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $479K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Agriculture
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Agriculture passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 6 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Foundation Inc | $40K | 2026 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Foundation Inc | $40K | 2024 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | Slow the Spread Foundation, Incorporated | $20K spent that year | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | South Carolina Forestry Commission | $11K spent that year | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | Clemson University | $6,202 spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Tennessee Department of Agriculture | $3,500 spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
More from TN Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry
- Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Assistance & Community Education Grants – 2027 cycle · Opens Oct 15, 2026 · due Nov 15, 2026
- Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Wildland Fire Suppression Kits – 2026 · Opens Nov 15, 2026 · due Dec 15, 2026
- TAEP Forest Establishment & Improvement Cost Share · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) Start-up Grant · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Cost Share for Forest Industry (TAEP BMP and SPBI First Commercial Thinning) · No deadline listed: see the official notice
About the federal program
Forest Health Protection
Program number 10.680 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula), project grant