Infrastructure Planning Grant
The Infrastructure Planning Grant supports distressed Tennessee water and sewer utilities with studies and planning to identify improvements, serve customers, and prepare for future project funding.
Funder: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Due Dates: October 30, 2026 (FY26–27 application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $400,000 per grant; $200,000 maximum per project category
Summary: Supports water and sewer studies and planning that help distressed Tennessee utility systems identify improvements and prepare future funding applications.
Key Information: Applicants must establish eligibility through the utility referral list or recent Comptroller or Board correspondence.
Description
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s Infrastructure Planning Grant helps communities understand the needs of financially distressed water and sewer utility systems. It supports mapping and modeling, system analysis, asset management, and regionalization studies. The work is intended to help utilities serve customers, develop capital improvement plans, and prepare applications for CDBG, State Revolving Fund, and USDA funding for future improvements.
The program focuses on systems serving distressed counties and rural communities that have been referred for review because of their financial position, non-revenue water, or high debt. Asset management plans are intended for communities with recent information on water loss or sewer inflow and infiltration.
