UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee
Total Received
$686.4M
Total Awards
509
State
Tennessee
Last Updated
Mar 31, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
$525.0M24
$131.1M25
$30.3M26
Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through March 31, 2026.
| Award | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_P063P242250_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $41,935,849 |
ASST_NON_P063P252250_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $37,719,908 |
ASST_NON_P063P232250_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $31,644,732 |
ASST_NON_P063P222250_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $30,171,229 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2120020_097 UNIQUE TECH & ENGINEERING FOR NOVEL (UTEN) MATERIALS RESEARCH FOR ARMY MODERNIZATION | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $25,821,611 |
ASST_NON_DEEE0009177_089 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-OAK RIDGE INNOVATION INSTITUTE: A PARTNERSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AND OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.087 RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $20,000,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2220007_097 DESIGN OF NEXT GENERATION EVTOL SYSTEMS | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $18,775,000 |
ASST_NON_DESC0025887_089 THE FUSION INNOVATION RESEARCH ENGINE INTEGRATED MATERIALS PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE CHAMBER TECHNOLOGIES (FIRE IMPACT) | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2026 | $14,448,913 |
ASST_NON_DEFG0296ER40982_089 STUDIES OF HOT AND DENSE NUCLEAR MATTER | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $12,832,000 |
ASST_NON_DESC0014550_089 ALICE BARREL TRACKING UPGRADE | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $12,299,758 |
ASST_NON_DENA0004197_089 DNN’S ENABLING CAPABILITIES IN TECHNOLOGY (TECH) CONSORTIUM IS BEING FORMED TO CREATE NEW SCIENTIFIC
KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS CRITICAL TO DNN’S NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MISSION, TO APP… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.113 DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2026 | $9,800,000 |
ASST_NON_2309083_049 CENTER FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING (CAMM) -NONTECHNICAL ABSTRACT: THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING (CAMM), A MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $8,700,000 |
ASST_NON_DEFG0296ER40983_089 NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES WITH RADIOACTIVE AND STABLE ION BEAMS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $7,912,141 |
ASST_NON_N000141812794_097 RATIONALIZATION OF LIQUID/SOLID AND SOLID/SOLID INTERPHASE INSTABILITIES DURING THERMAL-MECHANICAL TRANSIENTS OF METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | 12.300 BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | TN-90 | 2024 | $7,445,617 |
ASST_NON_U18FD007044_075 SUPPORTING FDA’S NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARD DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY - PROJECT SUMMARY DR. THOMPSON, PD/ PI, PROFESSOR AND DIR. OF THE CENTER FOR AGRICU… | Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration | 93.103 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH | TN-90 | 2024 | $6,499,951 |
ASST_NON_DEFG0203ER41258_089 INVESTIGATIONS OF WEAK INTERACTIONS USING LOW ENERGY NEUTRONS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $5,945,764 |
ASST_NON_69A3552348338_069 AWARD PURPOSE: PROVIDE CONTINUATION FUNDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE TO CONDUCT AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES UNDER THE GRANT THAT AD… | Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation | 20.701 UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $5,916,425 |
ASST_NON_DESC0006661_089 THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUISITION IS TO DE-OBLIGTAE FUNDS FOR CLOSEOUT IN THE AMOUNT OF $304.78 ON DE-SC0006661. | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $5,853,505 |
ASST_NON_2412115_049 PIPP PHASE II: ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF PANDEMIC EXPANSION (APPEX) -WHAT CAN ALLOW A FEW ISOLATED CASES OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE TO BLOSSOM INTO AN OUTBREAK AND FURTHER EXPAND I… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $5,600,000 |
ASST_NON_R01EY005093_075 MECHANISMS OF HERPETIC KERATITIS - SUMMARY INFLAMMATORY EVENTS ALONG THE VISUAL AXIS INVARIABLY IMPAIR VISION AND THE EYE ITSELF EMPLOYS MANEUVERS TO LIMIT THEM, ALTHOUGH NOT ALW… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.867 VISION RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $5,398,267 |
ASST_NON_N000142512385_097 UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. NAVY'S RAPID APPLIED MATERIALS PROCESSING LABORATORY (RAMPLAB) | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | 12.300 BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | TN-90 | 2025 | $5,212,877 |
ASST_NON_DEEE0010597_089 THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE AN 800V/200KW GAN-BASED THREE-LEVEL HIGH-POWER-DENSITY INVERTER AND PERMANENT MAGNET ASSISTED SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE MOTO… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.086 CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_2435227_049 GLOBAL CENTER: GLOBAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BIOPRODUCTS -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED BY NSF GLOBAL CENTERS PROGRAM, AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH FUNDING AGENCIES IN CANADA, FINLAND, J… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.079 OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_DESC0022311_089 AI AND DATA SCIENCE ENABLED PREDICTIVE MODELING OF COLLECTIVE PHENOMENA IN STRONGLY CORRELATED QUANTUM MATERIALS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $4,210,023 |
ASST_NON_DESC0021915_089 UT-ORI HOSTING OF WORLD DATA SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME OFFICE | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $3,723,945 |
ASST_NON_DENE0000094_089 THIS MODIFICATION IS FOR DE-OBLIGATION OF UNUSED FUNDS OF ($38,949.14) FROM THE DOE TOTAL OBLIGATION TO MATCH THE AWARD RECIPIENT'S FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR CLOSEOUT. THE FINAL SF-4… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.121 NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $3,707,471 |
ASST_NON_UK146069_075 NURSE EDUCATION, PRACTICE, QUALITY AND RETENTION | Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration | 93.359 NURSE EDUCATION, PRACTICE QUALITY AND RETENTION GRANTS | TN-90 | 2024 | $3,703,554 |
ASST_NON_DEEE0009134_089 SIC BASED MODULAR TRANSFORMER-LESS MW-SCALE POWER CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROL FOR FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING PLANTS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.086 CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $3,506,545 |
ASST_NON_R01DA044206_075 TREATING YOUNG ADULT CANNABIS USE DISORDER WITH TEXT MESSAGE-DELIVERED PEER NETWORK COUNSELING - PROJECT SUMMARY YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 18 TO 25) COMPARED TO OTHER AGE GROUPS, HAVE TH… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.279 DRUG USE AND ADDICTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $3,460,291 |
ASST_NON_R324A170086_091 AN EFFICACY STUDY OF STRATEGIC AND INTERACTIVE WRITING INSTRUCTION(SIWI): TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT OUTCOMES | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.324 RESEARCH IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $3,294,159 |
ASST_NON_2116686_049 NUCLEAR PHYSICS FROM MULTI-MESSENGER MERGERS (NP3M) -THE GOAL OF THE NUCLEAR PHYSICS FROM MULTI-MESSENGER MERGERS (NP3M) FOCUS RESEARCH HUB IS TO CREATE A NATIONAL EFFORT IN NUCLE… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $3,250,000 |
ASST_NON_DESC0008309_089 THERMOGRAPHY AND SPECTROSCOPIC DIAGNOSTICS EVALUATION OF NSTX-U SPHERICAL TORUS PLASMA | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $3,077,852 |
ASST_NON_H325D210073_091 COLLABORATIVE INTERVENTION DESIGN | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.325 SPECIAL EDUCATION - PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,985,836 |
ASST_NON_DEFG0296ER40963_089 THEORETICAL NUCLEAR STRUCTURE | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,903,000 |
ASST_NON_1643393_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASPIRE: APPALACHIAN STUDENTS PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION -THE APPALACHIAN STUDENTS PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATIO… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,887,974 |
ASST_NON_DENE0009082_089 AWARD AS A RESULT OF FOA NUMBER DE-FOA-0002265, UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT. | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.121 NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,863,000 |
ASST_NON_DEAR0001845_089 NEW AWARD TO UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - KNOXVILLE
CONTROL NO. 2998-1518
DE-FOA-0002998 (ULTRAFAST)
PROJECT TITLE: ''A UNIVERSAL (ULTRAFAST, NOISE-IMMUNE, VERSATILE, EFFICIENT, R… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.135 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY - ENERGY | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,759,821 |
ASST_NON_P066A210105_091 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES CENTER PROGRAM 2021-2026, THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.066 TRIO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,752,753 |
ASST_NON_R01DK125749_075 EVALUATING THE EVO TREATMENT OPTIMIZED FOR RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS: ELEMENTS VITAL TO TREAT OBESITY - PROJECT SUMMARY HIGH PREVALENCE OF OBESITY CONTRIBUTES TO STAGNANT MORTALITY RAT… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.847 DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, AND KIDNEY DISEASES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,702,087 |
ASST_NON_R35GM133557_075 FOLDING, MISFOLDING, AND UNFOLDING: HOW HUMAN 3D GENOME STRUCTURE RESISTS, ADAPTS, OR SUCCUMBS TO PHYSICAL STRESSES IN HEALTH AND DISEASE - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: THE 3D FOLDIN… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,651,419 |
ASST_NON_R01NR017848_075 EFFECTIVENESS OF CONCURRENT CARE TO IMPROVE PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY OUTCOMES AT END OF LIFE - ENTER THE TEXT HERE THAT IS THE NEW ABSTRACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR APPLICATION. THIS SECT… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.361 NURSING RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,651,244 |
ASST_NON_DEEE0007304_089 DESIGN-ORIENTED EDUCATION AND HANDS-ON TRAINING WITH WBG POWER ELECTRONICS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION POWER ENGINEERING WORKFORCE | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.117 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, OUTREACH, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS/ASSISTANCE | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,637,945 |
ASST_NON_R01DK121360_075 TRANSLATING BASIC HABITUATION RESEARCH TO CHILDHOOD OBESITY TREATMENT - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT IDENTIFYING SUCCESSFUL METHODS FOR REDUCING LONG-TERM ENERGY INTAKE CONTINUES TO B… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.847 DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, AND KIDNEY DISEASES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $2,632,525 |
ASST_NON_R01AI130116_075 ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM MODULATE TICK GENE EXPRESSION FOR ITS SURVIVAL AND TRANSMISSION FROM THE VECTOR HOST - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT IN THE UNITED STATES, IXODES SCAPULARIS… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,601,910 |
ASST_NON_24DG11083150561_012 INFLATION REDUCTION ACT URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY EXPANSION | Department of Agriculture Forest Service | 10.727 INFLATION REDUCTION ACT URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM | TN-90 | 2024 | $2,586,003 |
ASST_NON_DESC0020267_089 ELEMENTARY PARTICLE INTERACTIONS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,582,000 |
ASST_NON_R01AI155588_075 PROGRAMMED DNA ELIMINATION IN PARASITIC NEMATODES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT ASCARIS REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH PROBLEM IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, INFECTING CLOSE TO A BILLION… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,581,346 |
ASST_NON_R01DK129428_075 USE OF ACCELEROMETER AND GYROSCOPE DATA TO IMPROVE PRECISION OF ESTIMATES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TYPE AND ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN FREE-LIVING ADULTS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT WEARABL… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.847 DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, AND KIDNEY DISEASES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,565,812 |
ASST_NON_DEAR0001639_089 CONTROL NUMBER: 2625-1631, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE: KNOXVILLE - PD CHANGE
FOA NUMBER: DE-FOA-0002625 HARNESSING EMISSIONS INTO STRUCTURES TAKING INPUTS FROM THE ATMOSPHERE (HESTIA… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.135 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY - ENERGY | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,557,383 |
ASST_NON_DESC0020369_089 USING CULTURE-INDEPENDENT METHODS TO LINK ACTIVE COMPOUND-SPECIFIC CARBON DEGRADATION TO GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF PERMAFROST MICROBES | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $2,536,745 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Funding Agencies
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Department of Energy$183.5M
Department of Education$181.2M
National Science Foundation$99.4M
Department of Health and Human Services$95.1M
Department of Defense$84.8M
Department of Transportation$7.4M
Department of Agriculture$7.2M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$5.1M
Department of Homeland Security$4.7M
Department of the Interior$4.0M
Industries
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84.063 — FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM$141.6M
81.049 — OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM$115.3M
12.431 — BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$50.2M
93.859 — BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING$28.8M
47.049 — MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$28.2M
81.087 — RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT$21.5M
12.300 — BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$20.6M
47.074 — BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES$20.2M
47.070 — COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING$16.3M
93.855 — ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH$14.1M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Recipients · Tennessee