Transportation Grants in Tennessee (2026)
There are currently 48 active transportation grants available to organizations in Tennessee. Transportation grants fund public transit, road and bridge improvements, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and transportation planning. GrantSonar tracks these opportunities and sends alerts when new transportation funding opens in TN.
Open Transportation Grants in Tennessee
TAP funds non-motorized transportation, safe routes to school, historic preservation of transportation facilities, and environmental mitigation. Admin…
SS4A supports regional and local efforts to advance safety action plans and projects to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Implementation gr…
CRP provides flexible funding for projects that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the transportation sector. Funds distributed to states then…
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Transportation grants in Tennessee: common questions
How many transportation grants in Tennessee are available right now?
GrantSonar is tracking 48 open transportation grants in Tennessee as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.
Who funds transportation grants in Tennessee?
The most active funders behind the 48 open transportation grants in Tennessee on this page are TDOT (Tennessee DOT), DOT — Transportation Programs and New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC). Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.
Who is eligible for transportation grants in Tennessee?
Eligibility for transportation grants in Tennessee varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.
Can an organization outside Tennessee apply for these grants?
It depends on the opportunity. Some of the 48 listings here are national programs open to applicants anywhere in the U.S. and simply relevant to Tennessee; others are restricted to Tennessee organizations or to specific counties. Each listing shows its own geographic eligibility, and national programs are not excluded from this page.
When are the deadlines for transportation grants in Tennessee?
Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.
Is there a free way to search transportation grants in Tennessee?
Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these transportation grants in Tennessee against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.
How often is this list of transportation grants in Tennessee updated?
Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.