TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE, Tennessee
Total Received
$367.7M
Total Awards
216
State
Tennessee
Last Updated
Apr 17, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
$248.9M24
$98.8M25
$20.0M26
Top 50 Awards to TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through April 17, 2026.
| Award | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_P031B220034_091 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.031 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONAL AID | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $39,069,274 |
ASST_NON_P031B170028_091 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.031 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONAL AID | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2025 | $38,214,015 |
ASST_NON_P063P220381_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $20,761,693 |
ASST_NON_P063P240381_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $18,678,270 |
ASST_NON_P063P230381_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $17,550,669 |
ASST_NON_P063P250381_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2025 | $14,767,550 |
ASST_NON_04CH011995_075 EARLY HEAD START | Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families | 93.600 HEAD START | NASHVILLE, TN-90 | 2024 | $12,419,126 |
ASST_NON_U54CA163066_075 (3 OF 3) MMC, VICC & TSU: PARTNERS IN ELIMINATING CANCER DISPARITIES - CANCER HEALTH DIFFERENCES ACROSS POPULATIONS ARE THE RESULT OF A COMBINATION OF SOCIOECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.397 CANCER CENTERS SUPPORT GRANTS | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $12,043,030 |
ASST_NON_P031E200027_091 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (FUTURE ACT) | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.031 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONAL AID | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $7,198,715 |
ASST_NON_P031K240018_091 ADVANCING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STEM GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH, ENHANCING ACADEMIC WRITING, EXPLORING CAREER PATHWAYS. | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.031 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONAL AID | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $7,150,473 |
ASST_NON_04HP000373_075 EARLY HEAD START ? CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP - EARLY HEAD START – CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP | Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families | 93.600 HEAD START | TN-90 | 2024 | $6,330,059 |
ASST_NON_20205118132199_012 THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF FLATHEADED BORERS (COLEOPTERA: BUPRESTIDAE) IN THE GENUS CHRYSOBOTHRIS. FLATHEADED BORERS ARE SERIOUS PESTS OF NURSERY, TREE NUT AND FRUIT… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.309 SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2024 | $5,951,684 |
ASST_NON_20223842737307_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE COLLEGE… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.523 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2026 | $5,760,000 |
ASST_NON_20194520029215_012 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (TSU) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A STATE-OF-THE-ART FOOD BIOSCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITY AND A CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND PROCESS INNOVATION TO ADVANCE THE… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.500 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2025 | $5,701,798 |
ASST_NON_NI241445XXXXG013_012 EVANS ALLEN PROJECT ABSTRACT THROUGH THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, THE GOAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IS TO CREATE AND COM… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.205 PAYMENTS TO 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2024 | $5,377,108 |
ASST_NON_NI251445XXXXG002_012 THROUGH THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, THE GOAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IS TO CREATE AND COMMUNICATE NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.205 PAYMENTS TO 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2025 | $5,377,108 |
ASST_NON_NI231445XXXXG017_012 THROUGH THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, THE GOAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IS TO CREATE AND COMMUNICATE NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.205 PAYMENTS TO 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2024 | $5,376,656 |
ASST_NON_DELM0000337_089 THIS GRANT FACILITATES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 12898, FEDERAL ACTIONS
TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN MONORITY POPULATIONS AND LOW-INCOME POP… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.136 LONG-TERM SURVEILLANCE AND MAINTENANCE | — | 2024 | $5,366,852 |
ASST_NON_04HP000435_075 EARLY HEAD START ? CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP - EARLY HEAD START – CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP | Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families | 93.600 HEAD START | TN-90 | 2024 | $4,976,328 |
ASST_NON_P116H230009_091 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.116 FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $4,946,573 |
ASST_NON_NI221445XXXXG015_012 1890 RESEARCH PROGRAM IN TENNESSEE | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.205 PAYMENTS TO 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $4,872,681 |
ASST_NON_NI241444XXXXG014_012 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM THE EXTENSION AND OUTREACH COMPONENT OF THE LAND-GRANT MISSION OF THE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IS… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.512 EXTENSION SERVICES AT 1890 COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE, AND CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2024 | $4,459,777 |
ASST_NON_NI261444XXXXG011_012 THE EXTENSION AND OUTREACH COMPONENT OF TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY'S LAND-GRANT MISSION IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. THE… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.512 EXTENSION SERVICES AT 1890 COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE, AND CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2026 | $4,459,777 |
ASST_NON_NI251444XXXXG001_012 THE EXTENSION AND OUTREACH COMPONENT OF THE LAND-GRANT MISSION OF THE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM, IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICU… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.512 EXTENSION SERVICES AT 1890 COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE, AND CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2025 | $4,459,777 |
ASST_NON_NI211445XXXXG010_012 1890 RESEARCH PROGRAM IN TENNESSEE | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.205 PAYMENTS TO 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $4,446,307 |
ASST_NON_NI221444XXXXG015_012 1890 EXTENSION PROGRAM IN TENNESSEE | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.512 EXTENSION SERVICES AT 1890 COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE, AND CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2024 | $4,032,199 |
ASST_NON_T34GM007663_075 MARC UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TRAINING IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH AT TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY - SUMMARY THE TSU-MARC PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1980 AND HAD A CHANGE OF PROGRAM DIRECTOR BEGINNING… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $3,678,997 |
ASST_NON_20234520041133_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** IN THE PURS… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.500 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2024 | $3,586,267 |
ASST_NON_04HP000667_075 EARLY HEAD START | Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families | 93.600 HEAD START | TN-90 | 2025 | $3,235,211 |
ASST_NON_60NANB23D098_013 PURPOSE: THE RENOVATION OF A BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING IS HIGHLY CRITICAL TOWARDS THE PROGRESS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF… | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | 11.617 CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2025 | $2,970,000 |
ASST_NON_NI261445XXXXG010_012 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY'S INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING INNOVATION TO MEET THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME. TSU IS DEV… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.205 PAYMENTS TO 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2026 | $2,791,114 |
ASST_NON_U01MD019397_075 ENGAGING PARTNERS IN CARING COMMUNITIES (EPICC): BUILDING CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES - EPICC PROJECT SUMMARY ENGAGING PARTNERS IN… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.310 TRANS-NIH RESEARCH SUPPORT | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $2,754,052 |
ASST_NON_1826954_049 TENNESSEE LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION -THE LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCES FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (LSAMP) PROGRAM IS AN ALLIANCE-BASED PROGRAM. THE OVERALL GOAL OF… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2025 | $2,549,230 |
ASST_NON_2424463_049 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY - FISK - ILLINOIS PARTNERSHIP FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MATERIALS -TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (TSU), FOUNDED IN 1912, AND FISK UNIVERSITY, ESTABLISH… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $2,240,000 |
ASST_NON_20243842743460_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE COLLEGE… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.523 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $1,920,000 |
ASST_NON_20253842745220_012 THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR LAND, WATER, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (COE-LWRM), LED BY TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IN COLLABORATION WITH EIGHT PARTNER 1890 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS, I… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.523 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2025 | $1,920,000 |
ASST_NON_P044A210524_091 TALENT SEARCH IS A COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTION SUPPORT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EMPOWER ITS PARTICIPANTS WITH SKILLS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL AND SUCCESSFULLY PURSUE A POSTSECO… | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.044 TRIO TALENT SEARCH | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $1,891,657 |
ASST_NON_2306341_049 IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT: ENHANCEMENT OF CURES-BASED CURRICULUM AND IMMERSIVE ENGINEERING STUDIO TO ENHANCE ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND RETENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED ENGINEERS AT TSU… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $1,825,050 |
ASST_NON_P047A171161_091 UPWARD BOUND IS DESIGNED TO GENERATE IN PARTICIPANTS THE SKILLS AND MOTIVATION NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION BEYOND SECONDARY SCHOOL. | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2025 | $1,395,591 |
ASST_NON_UR650352_075 MATERNAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK (MH-RN) FOR MSIS--RESEARCH AWARDS | Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration | 93.110 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH FEDERAL CONSOLIDATED PROGRAMS | NASHVILLE, TN-90 | 2024 | $1,383,400 |
ASST_NON_04CH012796_075 EARLY HEAD START | Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families | 93.600 HEAD START | TN-90 | 2024 | $1,380,051 |
ASST_NON_P031E250008_091 DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION: SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND FACULTY THROUGH RETENTION AND CAREER PREPARATION | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.031 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONAL AID | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2025 | $1,304,943 |
ASST_NON_U01OD033244_075 ENGAGING PARTNERS IN CARING COMMUNITIES (EPICC): BUILDING CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES - EPICC PROJECT SUMMARY ENGAGING PARTNERS IN… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.121 ORAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS RESEARCH | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $1,200,840 |
ASST_NON_N000142412006_097 SYNTHETIC LIDAR IMAGING FOR TRAINING ROBUST DEEP LEARNING CLASSIFIERS IN DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENTS | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | 12.300 BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | TN-90 | 2024 | $1,190,584 |
ASST_NON_P047A220317_091 UPWARD BOUND IS DESIGNED TO GENERATE IN PARTICIPANTS THE SKILLS AND MOTIVATION NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION BEYOND SECONDARY SCHOOL. | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $1,184,651 |
ASST_NON_P007A243927_091 CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $1,112,908 |
ASST_NON_P007A253927_091 CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2025 | $1,112,908 |
ASST_NON_P033A253927_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2025 | $1,093,455 |
ASST_NON_20134520021173_012 PLANNED RENOVATIONS TO TSU'S FARRELL-WESTBROOK COMPLEX, HUMPHRIES HALL, AND THE THREE (3) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTERS CALLED FOR BY THIS PROPOSAL WILL SUPPORT TSU'S MIS… | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 10.500 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $1,089,571 |
ASST_NON_H-21769CA_086 PURPOSE: THE PROPOSED STUDY AIMS AT ENHANCING THE EFFICACY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT’S (HUD) HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM BY FOCUSING ON THE… | Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research | 14.506 GENERAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITY | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2024 | $1,000,002 |
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 Education$181.9M
Department of Agriculture$103.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$51.8M
National Science Foundation$15.5M
Department of Energy$6.8M
Department of Commerce$3.0M
Department of Defense$2.9M
Department of Transportation$1.0M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$1.0M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$480K
Federal Programs (CFDA)
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84.031 — HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONAL AID$92.9M
84.063 — FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM$71.8M
93.600 — HEAD START$28.5M
10.205 — PAYMENTS TO 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY$28.2M
10.512 — EXTENSION SERVICES AT 1890 COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE, AND CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY$17.4M
10.216 — 1890 INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS$12.0M
93.397 — CANCER CENTERS SUPPORT GRANTS$12.0M
10.500 — COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE$10.4M
10.523 — CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS$9.6M
10.310 — AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)$9.1M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Recipients · Tennessee