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State overview

Tennessee

state overview / Tennessee

Tennessee

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Tennessee from the programs we've evaluated. Many of those funds are distributed to local governments and private entities, not used by the state government.

Program funding

programTotal funding (2022 + 2023)
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$1,245,346,344
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$805,252,488
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$599,817,861
Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Program$541,680,442
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$531,113,025
National Laboratory infrastructure grants$490,900,000
Bridge Investment Program$197,120,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$163,128,070
Bridge Formula Program$161,309,452
Public Housing Operating Fund$154,605,512
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$153,771,080
Highway Safety Improvement Program$130,381,198
Public Housing Capital Fund$121,754,680
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$101,271,636
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$100,352,066
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$90,321,970
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$81,528,200
Clean School Bus Program$78,120,000
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$74,295,599
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$71,000,000
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$69,108,950
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$62,614,259
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$61,425,867
National Highway Freight Program$59,198,223
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$59,089,692
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$56,389,542
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$55,266,809
Highway Safety Programs$54,692,408
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$54,021,105
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$47,293,480
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$42,445,962
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$39,107,000
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$32,375,691
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$31,889,790
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$30,893,168
Appalachian Development Highway System$29,926,462
Airport Terminals Program$28,275,000
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$27,483,694
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$27,433,500
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$26,116,372
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$26,023,905
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$22,875,725
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$22,600,000
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$18,158,101
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$17,308,663
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$17,061,052
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$16,765,367
Urban and community forestry grants$16,314,541
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$16,206,291
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$15,901,022
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program$13,881,111
Metropolitan Planning Program$12,810,169
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$12,121,323
Weatherization Assistance Program$11,281,467
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$10,830,694
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$8,812,808
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Comprehensive cohort$7,040,000
Clean hydrogen electrolysis, manufacturing, and recycling activities$6,300,000
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$5,836,000
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$5,730,090
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$5,311,553
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$4,992,570
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$3,476,341
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$3,387,727
Smart Grid Grants$2,531,797
Brownfields Program$2,500,000
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Elements cohort$2,250,000
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$1,586,520
State Safety Oversight Program$1,279,384
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$1,200,000
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$655,908
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$630,749
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program$311,845
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$295,000
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$232,000
Tribal Transportation Program$28,817

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

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Equity scores

Is Infrastructure Funding Allocated Equitably?

For each federal program, we compared a jurisdiction’s ranking for per capita funding received (measured by percentile) with that jurisdiction’s ranking among different demographic and need indicators. A number above 0 means the jurisdiction is overfunded by that program compared with the selected indicator, and a number below 0 means the jurisdiction is underfunded by the program compared with the selected indicator.

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)
indicator Equity score
Population share who are people of color visualization of equity score

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Poverty rate visualization of equity score

-0.35

Population density visualization of equity score

-0.16

Median household income visualization of equity score

-0.39

Car access visualization of equity score

0.2

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

0.09

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

0.03

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

-0.19

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.33

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

-0.43

About

Update: This tool was updated on March 13, 2025 to include data from fiscal year 2023, additional federal infrastructure programs, and new funding distribution measures. The title was also changed to "Are Federal Infrastructure Funds Meeting Your Community’s Needs" to make it clear that the tool tracks funding by a variety of characteristics, including geography, race, income level, and indicators of local need. This tool was originally named "Is Federal Infrastructure Spending Advancing Racial and Economic Equity?”

For this tool, we analyzed 85 grant programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 9 grant programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, 2 programs funded by annual appropriations to the Department of Transportation, and 14 housing programs that use annual HUD appropriations. The data presented here are limited to fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023. We collected program data from federal departmental announcements and project fact sheets. Demographic and need indicator data are sourced from approximately two dozen publicly available sources, including the 2016–20 American Community Survey five-year estimates from the US Census Bureau and data produced by other federal agencies.

To learn more about how to use this tool, see our user guide. To review the complete list of data sources and methods used in this work, see our full report.

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