South Arts
Arts in Community Grants
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- $2,000 – $10K
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), City or town government, County government
- Where
- Anywhere in Tennessee
How this fits you
- Available in Davidson County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 48, including your county
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Official notice: https://www.southarts.org/grants-opportunities/arts-community-grants · Printed from grantme.click/grants/c0eae58b-1abd-468b-a62e-439d26d72720
Apply on the funder's site Add deadline to my calendar
Writing the need statement? Davidson County facts with citations.
See how others wrote it
The agency posted these examples. Read them for structure and level of detail. Don't copy their words: funders treat copied text as plagiarism, and requirements change from year to year, so follow the current notice.
- Grants for Arts Projects: Music (PDF)
Funded applications
Funded "Details of the Project Narrative" sections from Music applications (one PDF) · February 2026 · Link checked Oct 7, 2026 - Research: Art Works (NEA research grants) (PDF)
Funded applications
Funded "Details of the Project Narrative" sections from research applications (one PDF) · August 3, 2018 · Link checked Oct 7, 2026
Who in Tennessee has won the federal program behind it
This grant is paid from federal program 45.024, which also pays for other work. These groups won that program, not necessarily this grant.
37 awards to Tennessee groups in 7 counties since 2020 · 16 in Davidson County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $150K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Davidson County | $150K | 2020 |
| Artsbuild | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $90K | 2025 |
| Artsbuild | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $90K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $78K spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $75K | 2020 |
| Jackson Symphony Association | Jackson, Madison County | $60K | 2026 |
| Oz Arts, Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | $60K | 2026 |
| National Storytelling Assoc | Jonesborough, Washington County | $51K | 2026 |
| Nashville Symphony Association | Nashville, Davidson County | $50K | 2023 |
| Nashville Ballet | Nashville, Davidson County | $50K | 2023 |
| National Ornamental Metal Museum, Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | $50K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov; 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. 11 pass-through grants on file · 1 in Davidson County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bottom | Knoxville, Knox County | South Arts Inc. | $130K | 2024 |
| Native American Indian Association of Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | South Arts Inc. | $130K | 2024 |
| Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville | Knoxville | National Endowment for the Arts | $127K spent that year | 2023 |
| Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center | Hendersonville, Sumner County | Mid-America Arts Alliance | $50K | 2024 |
| City of Germantown, TN | Germantown, Shelby County | National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest | $49K spent that year | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | Arts & Cultural Alliance of Greater Knoxville | $40K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Germantown, TN | Germantown, Shelby County | National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest | $23K spent that year | 2024 |
| City of Germantown | Germantown, Shelby County | The National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest | $23K spent that year | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley | Knoxville, Knox County | — | $20K spent that year | 2025 |
| Knox County Government | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Secretary of State | $10K spent that year | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | Arts Midwest | $2,026 spent that year | 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 in Davidson County.
- Dance and Arts-Related general operating support · The Shubert Foundation · Due Oct 14, 2026 · 3 days left
- Tennessee Arts & Rural Health Initiative – FY27 · Tennessee Arts Commission · Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- NEA Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Program 1, FY2027 (12/26) · National Endowment for the Arts · Due Dec 7, 2026 · 57 days left
- Arts Enhancement Grant (local PTA units) · Tennessee PTA (Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers) · Due Mar 1, 2027 · 141 days left
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- In These Mountains: Infrastructure Grants (Central Appalachian folk arts) · Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP) · Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
About the federal program
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Program number 45.024 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · National Endowment for the Arts · Project grant