Recipient of federal assistance · NASHVILLE, TN

TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY received $807.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 1,249 actions, +90% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $2.3B. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Emergency Management Agency ($806.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$807.1M
New awards
50
Actions
1,249
Since FY2021
$2.3B
UEI
G9C2B46J2HR2
Location
NASHVILLE, TN
State and local governments
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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. 239.1MFY2021
  2. 255.9MFY2022
  3. 193.7MFY2023
  4. 369.9MFY2024
  5. 425.7MFY2025
  6. 807.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$717.1M89%
  2. Direct payments$90M11%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 97.036 · Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)$681.3M84%
  2. 97.048 · Federal Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidential Declared Disaster Areas$90M11%
  3. 97.039 · Hazard Mitigation Grant$29.8M3.7%
  4. 97.139 · Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program$7M0.9%
  5. 97.042 · Emergency Management Performance Grants$6.8M0.8%
  6. 97.032 · Crisis Counseling$1.4M0.2%
  7. 81.214 · Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Mgmt., Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis$441.2K0.1%
  8. 97.067 · Homeland Security Grant Program-$9.6M0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Emergency Management Agency$806.7M99.9%
    Department of Homeland Security
  2. Department of Energy$441.2K0.1%

Largest awards

  1. PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT TO STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND CERTAIN PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR…$637.5M
    97.036 · Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)· Federal Emergency Management Agency· Project grant· Nov 21, 2024 – Sep 3, 2026· 4832DRTNP00000001
  2. GRANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DISASTER DAMAGED FACILITIES$560.1M
    97.036 · Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)· Federal Emergency Management Agency· Project grant· Oct 5, 2020 – Aug 27, 2026· 4514DRTNP00000001
  3. THE PA PROGRAM ASSISTS STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORY SLTT GOVERNMENTS, ALONG WITH ELIGIBLE PRIVATE NONPROFIT PNP ORGANIZATIONS, TO…$88.7M
    97.036 · Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)· Federal Emergency Management Agency· Project grant· Mar 26, 2026 – Sep 3, 2026· 4898DRTNP00000001
  4. GRANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DISASTER DAMAGED FACILITIES$84.3M
    97.036 · Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)· Federal Emergency Management Agency· Project grant· Oct 9, 2020 – Aug 3, 2026· 4476DRTNP00000001
  5. GRANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DISASTER DAMAGED FACILITIES$78.2M
    97.036 · Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)· Federal Emergency Management Agency· Project grant· Nov 25, 2020 – Jan 28, 2026· 1909DRTNP0000001
  6. PASS THROUGH GRANT FOR FAMILIES IN DISASTER AREA$59.5M
    97.048 · Federal Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidential Declared Disaster Areas· Federal Emergency Management Agency· Direct payment for specified use· Apr 15, 2026 – Jul 22, 2026· 4898DRTNTTHP 19

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

  • Sub-grants: $2B (454 subawards)

216 sub-recipients

  1. HUMPHREYS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION$437.1M22%
    WAVERLY, TN · 3 subawards
  2. NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF$239.7M12%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 9 subawards
  3. SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL$164.1M8.3%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 3 subawards
  4. GREENEVILLE LIGHT & WATER COMMISSIO$134.9M6.9%
    GREENEVILLE, TN · 4 subawards
  5. COUNTY OF CARTER$113M5.7%
    ELIZABETHTON, TN · 8 subawards
  6. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON$109.2M5.6%
    JONESBOROUGH, TN · 4 subawards
  7. COUNTY OF COCKE$61.3M3.1%
    NEWPORT, TN · 6 subawards
  8. COUNTY OF UNICOI$59.9M3.0%
    ERWIN, TN · 6 subawards
  9. JOHNSON COUNTY OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE$51.5M2.6%
    MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · 3 subawards
  10. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INC$38.4M2.0%
    CHATTANOOGA, TN · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $243.3K (1 subaward)

1 prime

  1. SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY BOARD$243.3K100%
    PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $197.8M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2022: $61M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2023: $95.7M paid out · $100K received
  • FY2024: $5.6M paid out · $316.5K received
  • FY2025: $949.9M paid out · $250K received
  • FY2026: $2B paid out · $243.3K 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.