Tennessee Arts Commission
Arts Build Communities (ABC)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 1 – Jul 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- Up to $5,000
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- How you get paid ?
- By reimbursement: you spend your own money first and get paid back later, often months later. Make sure you can cover the costs until then.
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), City or town government, County government
- Where
- Anywhere in Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee
- No match required
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About this grant
Official notice: https://tnartscommission.org/grants/arts-build-communities-grant/ · Printed from grantme.click/grants/1a054e6a-6872-4f26-bb1e-9dc79e0efc62
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See how others wrote it
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- Arts Build Communities (ABC) (Word file)
Scoring rubrics
The FY26 scoring rubric reviewers use, with Excellent / Average / Needs Improvement point ranges for each criterion (Word file). Linked from https://tnartscommission.org/grants/arts-build-communities-grant/ · FY26 · Link checked Oct 7, 2026
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