Recipient of federal assistance · KNOXVILLE, TN

CITY OF KNOXVILLE

CITY OF KNOXVILLE received $16.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 17 actions, −37% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $169.3M. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Transit Administration ($14.2M).

Assistance · FY2026
$16.7M
New awards
8
Actions
17
Since FY2021
$169.3M
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Location
KNOXVILLE, TN
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 57.5MFY2021
  2. 28.3MFY2022
  3. 27.1MFY2023
  4. 13MFY2024
  5. 26.7MFY2025
  6. 16.7MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$16.7M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants$7.6M46%
  2. 20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs$6.6M40%
  3. 20.939 · Safe Streets and Roads for All$1.7M10%
  4. 16.543 · Missing Children's Assistance$631.6K3.8%
  5. 16.710 · Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants$166K1.0%
  6. 16.738 · Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program-$1280.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Transit Administration$14.2M85%
    Department of Transportation
  2. Federal Highway Administration$1.7M10%
    Department of Transportation
  3. Office of Justice Programs$631.4K3.8%
    Department of Justice
  4. Offices, Boards and Divisions$166K1.0%
    Department of Justice

Largest awards

  1. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR (1) YEAR OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; ONE (1) YEAR OF NON-FIXED…$9.5M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Sep 16, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026· TN-2026-040
  2. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO REPLACE DIESEL ENGINE BUSES WITH HYBRID BUSES MAINTAINING THE FLEET IN AN OVERALL…$3.6M
    20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs· Federal Transit Administration· Project grant· Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026· TN-2026-035
  3. THIS PROJECT INVOLVES THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROADWAY AND MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS ALONG CHAPMAN HWY; AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTAL…$1.7M
    20.939 · Safe Streets and Roads for All· Federal Highway Administration· Project grant· Mar 5, 2026 – Mar 5, 2026· 693JJ32640365
  4. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR 1 YEAR OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND ASSOCIATED CAPITAL ITEMS AND…$1.1M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Jul 16, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026· TN-2026-027
  5. THE KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT (KPD) PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT A REGIONAL CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE CENTER (CGIC) PROJECT TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE…$700K
    16.738 · Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program· Office of Justice Programs· Project grant· Sep 27, 2024 – Dec 21, 2025· 15PBJA24GG03972BSCI
  6. SINCE 2000, THE TENNESSEE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN (ICAC) TASK FORCE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO INVESTIGATE THESE CRIMES AND…$631.6K
    16.543 · Missing Children's Assistance· Office of Justice Programs· Cooperative agreement· Dec 23, 2025 – Dec 23, 2025· 15PJDP25GK01587MECP

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $293.9K (2 subawards)

2 primes

  1. STATE OF TENNESSEE TN$150.5K51%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 1 subaward
  2. TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY$143.4K49%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $2.5M paid out · $2.1M received
  • FY2022: $925.2K paid out · $2.1M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $632.6K received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $539.1K received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $692.3K received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $293.9K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.