Project Grant F13AP01074

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) was awarded a $750,000 Formula Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to replace a bridge on SR-211 (South Main Avenue) over the North Fork Forked Deer River in Tennessee. The project, with a start date of September 9, 2024, involves the replacement of the existing bridge at mile marker 1.71. This funding supports critical transportation infrastructure improvements...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $213,120 Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) formula grant to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) on September 10, 2025. The grant will fund the construction and rehabilitation of approximately 5,280 linear feet of hiking trails at South Cumberland State Park in Sequatchie, Tennessee, with an expected completion date of September 1, 2030. The grant will cover the costs of trail crews, staff time, materials, and travel...

This $300,000 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction) supports the Sevierville Dam Removal Project along the Little Pigeon River in Tennessee. The project will remove three impoundments along the river, with minor channel reshaping and sediment removal to generate environmental mitigation credits. The grant was awarded to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the state agency responsible for transportation infrastructure...

This $110,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program, will fund stream restoration and riparian buffer improvements in Coweeta Creek, a tributary of the Upper Little Tennessee River in Macon County, North Carolina. The goal is to benefit endangered species including the gray bat, Indiana bat, northern long-eared bat, and eastern hellbender, as well as native trout...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $265,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Tennessee Wildlife Federation Incorporated, a non-profit organization, for the Readyville Dam Removal Project. This project aims to conserve, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitats in Tennessee through wetland restoration, invasive species removal, native plant revegetation, and stream restoration. The award period runs from July 1,...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) received a $490,000 Formula Grant award under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219), administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The grant will fund the construction of a pump track with ADA parking and sidewalk at the Veterans Park in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The project, scheduled for completion by October 1, 2030, aims to enhance bicycling and pedestrian infrastructure in the local community. In addition to the...

This federal Project Grant award of $4,426,304 from the USDA Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a range of forestry management and conservation efforts in Tennessee. The award will fund activities such as developing improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seeds and seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating invasive species threats, and promoting sustainable forestry practices. The...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA# 15.615) provides $471,085.39 to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to support implementation of conservation and recovery projects for 7 listed fish species, 1 listed mussel, 1 crayfish, 1 listed turtle, 1 listed snail, and 1 petitioned salamander species in Tennessee. Key projects include propagation and reintroduction of rare fish...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to improve fish passage and restore aquatic habitat along the upper Clark Fork River in western Montana. The project aims to reconnect 27 miles of critical bull trout habitat by constructing fish passage improvements and installing fish screens at four remaining irrigation diversions that currently impede upstream passage and entrain...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $423,464.13 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The grant will support nine projects over a 3-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to address the needs of Tennessee's Section 6 endangered species program. Key activities include monitoring of six listed fish species, propagation and reintroduction of one listed fish and one freshwater...