Food and Drug Administration · Department of Health and Human Services
Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Sep 4, 2028 · 698 days left
- Award size
- $225K – $2.5M
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Buildings & equipment
- The official notice says construction, renovation or equipment can be paid for. Check the limits.
- Who can apply
- Private college or university, Larger business, City or town government, Tribal organization, School district, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), County government, Small business, Tribal government, State government, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Public college or university, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Rhea County (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 42
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/8e4a156c-436f-47fe-9f8b-b82ca0ca901e · Printed from grantme.click/grants/43cb5e29-46c8-4159-b22a-fd55395b6164
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About this grant
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct7
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Aug14
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Aug28
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Sep2
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Sep4
Deadline
From the funder.
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Writing the need statement? Rhea County facts with citations.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
20 awards to Tennessee groups in 5 counties since 2016 · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $6.5M | 2020 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $2.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.5M | 2019 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.4M | 2020 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $2M | 2017 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.9M | 2020 |
| Franklin Special School District | Franklin, Williamson County | $1.8M | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.8M | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.6M | 2022 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.3M | 2021 |
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.3M | 2020 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.3M | 2016 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 22 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combinedbrain, Inc | Brentwood | Duke University | $538K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | $241K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the | $75K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the | $69K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Mayo Clinic Hospital | $51K spent that year | 2025 |
| Volumetrix Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $50K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Mayo Clinic | $43K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Mayo Clinic | $43K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc | $42K spent that year | 2025 |
| Loch & Key Productions, LLC | Knoxville, Knox County | Association of Public Health Laboratories, Inc. (THE) | $33K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | The Queen's Medical Center | $32K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of California-San Francisco | $29K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Food and Drug Administration Research, also called “General Grant Funding”
Program number 93.103 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
How applications are judged
Match
None required (federal program listing).