THSO announces safety grants for 196 cities
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has announced $33.5 million in federal grants to be distributed statewide, including grants to 196 municipal police and fire departments.
A division of Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS), THSO is distributing the grants from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the 2025–2026 federal fiscal year.
Police departments in Alcoa, Algood, Ashland City, Athens, Atoka, Baxter, Belle Meade, Bristol, Burns, Cleveland, Clinton, Collierville, Columbia, Cookeville, Coopertown, Dickson, Englewood, Fairview, Franklin, Gallatin, Gatlinburg, Gordonsville, Greenbrief, Greeneville, Harriman, Hendersonville, Jackson, Jefferson City, Kimball, Kingsport, La Vergne, Lebanon, Lenoir City, Lexington, Martin, Mason, McMinnville, Memphis, Monteagle, Mosheim, Mountain City, Manchester, Medina, Monterey, New Johnsonville, Nolensville, Oliver Springs, Paris, Pikeville, Pleasant View, Portland, Red Bank, Selmer, Sharon, Shelbyville, Signal Mountain, Smyrna, Soddy-Daisy, Sweetwater, Tellico Plains, Tusculum, Vonore, Waynesboro, Westmoreland, White House, White Pine, all received grants for police traffic services (multiple violations).
The municipal police departments for Bartlett, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, and Union City all received two grants from this program.
Police departments in Adamsville, Bean Station, Belle Meade, Blaine, Bolivar, Brownsville, Camden, Caryville, Chattanooga, Chapel Hill, Collegedale, Cookeville, Covington, Crossville, Dandridge, Dayton, Dickson, Dunlap, Germantown, Gleason, Greenfield, Huntingdon, Jamestown, Johnson City, Kingston, Kingsport, LaFollette, Lexington, Livingston, Manchester, Martin, Maryville, McKenzie, Millersville, Millington, Morristown, Mt. Juliet, Munford, New Market, Oakland, Rogersville, Savannah, Scotts Hill, Sevierville, Somerville, Springfield, Spring Hill, Tazewell, Tullahoma, Wartburg, Waverly, Waynesboro, White Pine, Woodbury, all received funds for impaired driving enforcement.
Police departments in Alexandria, Bell Buckle, Bells, Berry Hill, Bluff City, Bradford, Brighton, Bruceton, Celina, Church Hill, Clarksburg, Clifton, Cowan, Cross Plains, Decatur, Decaturville, Decherd, Dover, Dresden, Dyer, East Ridge, Elkton, Erin, Estill Springs, Etowah, Fayetteville, Gadsden, Gainesboro, Grand Junction, Graysville, Halls, Henry, Hohenwald, Hollow Rock, Humboldt, Jonesborough, Lafayette, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg, Lookout Mountain, Maury City, McEwen, Milan, Mount Carmel, Mt. Pleasant, Newbern, Newport, New Tazewell, Niota, Oneida, Parrottsville, Parsons, Pigeon Forge, Piperton, Plainview, Pulaski, Ridgely, Rockwood, Rocky Top, Rutledge, Rutherford, Smithville, Sparta, Spencer, Spring City, South Fulton, South Pittsburgh, Surgoinsville, Toone, Tiptonville, Tracy City, Trenton, Watertown, Wartrace, White Bluff, Whiteville, Whitwell, Winchester, all received funds for high-visibility enforcement.
The Etheridge, Jefferson City and Linden fire departments all received grants from EMS extrication equipment.
Other additional grants included a Teen Driver Safety Education and Child Passenger Safety and Occupant Protection grant for the Cookeville Police Department, Safe Communities grants for Clarksville and McMinnville, and Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Grants for Clarksville and Memphis.
More than 415 federal grants exceeding $33 million in total have been awarded to law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners across Tennessee. Approximately $3 million in media grant funds will be allocated for statewide highway safety education and public awareness campaigns.
To view the full list of grant awards and recipients, visit http://bit.ly/3Hoifhz