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Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Area Development Grants – FY2027 (Tennessee)

Closed for this year

Deadline
Next round: due about Aug 14, 2027 Estimate ?
Award size
Up to $1M
Match ?
Required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
City or town government, County government, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), State government, Tribal government, School district, Public college or university, Private college or university, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Nonprofit without 501(c)(3)
Where
Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County, Campbell County, Cannon County, Carter County, Claiborne County, Clay County, Cocke County, Coffee County, Cumberland County, DeKalb County, Fentress County, Franklin County, Grainger County, Greene County, Grundy County, Hamblen County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hawkins County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Knox County, Lawrence County, Lewis County, Loudon County, Macon County, Marion County, McMinn County, Meigs County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Overton County, Pickett County, Polk County, Putnam County, Rhea County, Roane County, Scott County, Sequatchie County, Sevier County, Smith County, Sullivan County, Unicoi County, Union County, Van Buren County, Warren County, Washington County, White County
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Closed for this year

Last round: due around Aug 14, 2026, as the funder posted it.

Next round: about Aug 14, 2027 Estimate. The funder hasn't announced it. GrantMe estimated it from last year's dates.

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How this fits you

  • Available in Blount County
  • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
  • Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 137, including your county

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About this grant

Federal-state ARC grants for economic and community development projects in Tennessee's 52 Appalachian counties, with top priority on water, sewer and other infrastructure tied to new or expanding industry, followed by basic water and wastewater service in rural areas. Applicants submit a pre-application to TNECD, which then invites full applications. ARC's share depends on each county's economic status: up to 80% in distressed counties (20% match), 70% in at-risk (30% match), 50% in transitional (50% match) and 30% in competitive counties (70% match); projects in attainment counties usually are not eligible.

Official notice: https://www.tn.gov/ecd/rural-development/appalachian-regional-commission1/application.html · Printed from grantme.click/grants/60a0525c-7af0-4d9e-8fb9-c11e09e209fb

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Who in Tennessee has won the federal program behind it

This grant is paid from federal program 23.002, 23.001, which also pays for other work. These groups won that program, not necessarily this grant.

74 awards to Tennessee groups in 35 counties since 2020 · 1 in Blount County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$11.8M spent that year2025
Marion County GovernmentJasper, Marion County$2M2024
Appalachia Service Project, Inc.Johnson City, Washington County$2M spent that year2025
City of EtowahEtowah, McMinn County$1.5M2024
Partner Community Capital, Inc.Charles Town$1.3M spent that year2025
City of ManchesterManchester, Coffee County$1M2026
City of NewportNewport, Cocke County$1M2023
Town of Mountain CityMountain City, Johnson County$1M2025
City of MadisonvilleMadisonville, McMinn County$1M2023
City of JamestownJamestown, Fentress County$1M2025
City of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, Anderson County$1M2022
City of MonteagleMonteagle, Grundy County$1M2025

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse; USAspending.gov. 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. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 63 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Blount County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Marion County, TennesseeJasper, Marion CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$1.4M spent that year2025
First Tennessee Development DistrictJohnson CityFletcher Group, Inc.$825K2026
City of Kingsport, TNKingsport, Sullivan CountyTN Dept of Economic & Community Development$730K spent that year2024
Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative CorporationPikeville, Bledsoe CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$676K spent that year2025
Upper Cumberland Development DistrictCookevilleFletcher Group, Inc.$662K2026
Newport Utilities BoardNewport, Cocke CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$534K spent that year2025
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Washington CountyFletcher Group, Inc.$500K2026
City of Rocky Top, TennesseeRocky Top, Anderson CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$448K spent that year2025
Jackson County, TennesseeGainesboro, Jackson CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$416K spent that year2025
City of MonteagleMonteagle, Marion CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$409K spent that year2025
City of Rockwood, TennesseeRockwood, Roane CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$333K spent that year2023
Town of Jacksboro, TennesseeJacksboro, Campbell CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$330K spent that year2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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About the federal program

Appalachian Regional Development (See individual Appalachian Programs), also called “(Appalachian Program)”
Program number 23.001 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · Appalachian Regional Commission · Project grant

Match

For the Area Development program, grants are generally limited to 50% of project costs. For projects in counties designated as At Risk, this limit can be raised to 70% and in economically Distressed counties, it can be raised to 80%. For projects in counties designated as Competitive (those approaching national economic norms), funding is usually limted to 30% of project costs. Funding is usually not available for projects located in counties that have attained or exceeded national economic norms. For the Appalachian Development Highway Sysyem, funding for work is allowed at 100%, wherever the project is located. Amdinistrative grants to Local Development Districts are generally funded at 50%. These grants may be increased to 75% upon request by a state in Districts where distressed counties are located. See the ARC Code for additional information.

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About the federal program

Appalachian Area Development, also called “(Supplemental and Direct Grants)”
Program number 23.002 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · Appalachian Regional Commission · Project grant

How applications are judged

See APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS.

Match

Generally grants are limited to 50% of project costs. For projects in counties designated as At Risk, this limit can be raised to 70%, and in economically distressed counties, it can be raised to 80%. For projects in counties designated as competitive (those that are approaching national economic norms), funding is usually limited to 30% of project costs. Funding is usually not available for projects located in counties that have attained or exceeded national economic norms. If otherwise eligible for funding, projects involving construction assistance for housing under the Appalachian Regional Development Act (ARDA) (40 U.S.C. 14503) cannot exceed 10% of total project costs regardless of location. The ARC Code and "Appalachian Regional Commission Project Guidelines" furnish details.

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