TN Department of Human Services
Families First Community Grant Program 2026-27
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 28 – Jul 13, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Match ?
- Not stated: check the official notice · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- Where
- Anywhere in Tennessee
Before you apply: Tennessee state agencies usually require you to be registered as a supplier in the state's Edison system before they can pay a grant. Ask the program contact, and register early. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee
- Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 280
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Official notice: https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/news/2026/5/28/tennessee-department-of-human-services-opens-2026-27-families-first-community-grant-program-applications.html · Printed from grantme.click/grants/9a92ee98-00d4-492b-8f5f-55e9fbe7ff2c
Who in Tennessee has won the federal program behind it
This grant is paid from federal program 93.558, which also pays for other work. These groups won that program, not necessarily this grant.
5 awards to Tennessee groups in 4 counties since 2023. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $265.8M spent that year | 2025 |
| Signal Centers, Inc. | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $1.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| Workforce Innovations | Dyersburg, Dyer County | $854K spent that year | 2025 |
| Jmc Gen Hosp Dist Dba West Tennessee Healthcare and Related Affiliates | Jackson, Madison County | $357K spent that year | 2024 |
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | $272K spent that year | 2024 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Education and Tennessee Department of Human Services and Tennessee Department of Health pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 275 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Tennessee Development District Foundation Inc | Johnson City | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $25M | 2023 |
| Families Matter Inc | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $25M | 2023 |
| Family & Children's Svc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $25M | 2023 |
| Martha O'bryan Center, Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $25M | 2023 |
| Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency, Inc. | Cookeville, Putnam County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $25M | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $25M | 2023 |
| Family and Children's Service | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $9.6M spent that year | 2025 |
| United Way of the Mid-South | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $9.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| United Way of the Mid-South | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $9.1M | 2023 |
| United Way of Middle Tennessee, Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $8.5M spent that year | 2023 |
| Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $8.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $8.3M | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
Similar grants open or opening soon
From other funders, about the same kind of work.
- Emergency Hardship Grants for first responder families · First Responders Children's Foundation · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Grants for Veteran-Serving Organizations · Bob Woodruff Foundation · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- TN Strong Families Appropriation – FY27 · TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Due Nov 2, 2026 · 24 days left
- Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant · Administration for Children and Families · Due Nov 20, 2026 · 42 days left
About the federal program
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, also called “TANF”
Program number 93.558 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula), technical information