Tennessee § 4-4-116 - Federal aid — Federal grant programs.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-4-116 — Federal aid — Federal grant programs., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-4-116. Federal aid — Federal grant programs.
The governor, acting on behalf of the state, is hereby authorized and empowered to accept from the federal government through any of its departments, bureaus, agencies or other instrumentalities, federal aid made available to this state, whether by grant or loan through any executive order of the president or any act of congress heretofore or hereafter enacted; provided, that any such aid accepted in the form of a loan is subject to the approval of the funding board. For the purpose of establishing and administering federal grant programs by this state, the governor or the governor's designee is authorized to cooperate with or enter into agreement with, or both, any official of another state. The governor or the governor's designee is authorized to enter into contracts, in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and procedures regarding such contracts, and perform all things necessary in the governor's discretion to secure to this state and citizens of this state the benefits of federal grant programs. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 9; 1965, ch. 167, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-416; Acts 1988, ch. 524, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-4-116 ("Federal aid — Federal grant programs.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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