USDA Rural Development – Tennessee State Office
Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program (Tennessee)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- City or town government, County government, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Tribal government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Nonprofit without 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 Knox County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 127 — including your county
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities/community-facilities-direct-loan-grant-program/tn · Printed from grantme.click/grants/998e4ba1-b4df-4089-9e18-e1c0b51aa660
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About this grant
Writing the need statement? Knox County facts with citations.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
117 awards to Tennessee groups in 56 counties since 2018 · 2 in Knox County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lakeland | Lakeland, Shelby County | $57.9M spent that year | 2025 |
| Town of Jonesborough, Tennessee | Jonesborough, Washington County | $47.2M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tusculum University | Greeneville, Greene County | $46.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City, Jefferson County | $25.5M spent that year | 2025 |
| Lewis County, Tennessee | Hohenwald, Lewis County | $23.8M spent that year | 2025 |
| Unity Medical Center Inc | Manchester, Coffee County | $17.3M spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Martin | Martin, Weakley County | $16.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Bryan College | Dayton, Rhea County | $15.2M spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Trenton | Trenton, Gibson County | $5.2M spent that year | 2024 |
| Pleasant View Utility District of Cheatham County, Tennessee | Pleasant View, Robertson County | $2.2M spent that year | 2024 |
| Bradford Special School District | Bradford, Gibson County | $2.1M spent that year | 2025 |
| Mountain Peoples Health Councils Inc | Oneida, Scott County | $1.6M 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 a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Tennessee Department of Education pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 10 pass-through grants on file · 1 in Knox County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Jonesborough, Tennessee | Jonesborough, Washington County | USDA Rural Development | $35M spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Milan | Milan, Gibson County | Tennessee Department of Agriculture | $2.6M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Education | Alamo, Haywood County | Tennessee Department of Agriculture | $1.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Education | Alamo, Haywood County | Tennessee Department of Education | $1.4M spent that year | 2024 |
| University Health System, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Agriculture | $1M spent that year | 2023 |
| Ballad Health | Johnson City, Washington County | Rectors and Visitors of the University of Virginia | $399K spent that year | 2025 |
| America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend, Inc. | Tallahassee | Rural Housing Service | $107K spent that year | 2025 |
| South Central Human Resource Agency, Inc. | Fayetteville, Lincoln County | Tennessee Department of Agriculture | $95K spent that year | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | USDA Rural Healthcare | $14K spent that year | 2025 |
| Town of Linden, Tennessee | Linden, Perry County | State of Tennessee | — 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
Community Facilities Loans and Grants
Program number 10.766 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service · Project grant, loan, loan guarantee