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Corporate
Brown-Forman (Jack Daniel's) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
Brown-Forman funds nonprofits in arts and culture, lifelong learning, and community well-being, with Louisville groups getting priority. Groups may apply once per year for a grant or event sponsorship. Deadlines are May 1, August 1, November 1, and February 1.
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Foundation
Robinson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
A family foundation that funds charities serving the Southern U.S., including Tennessee. Areas include children and families, disaster relief, medical help, veterans, animal welfare and education. Apply online during the spring or fall window.
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Federal
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- $150K – $750K
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 9
The purpose of HEC, under assistance listing 10.217, is to strengthen institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, and student recruitment and retention. The HEC program is focused on developing and improving formal...
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Foundation
Sparkplug Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $20K
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
One-year grants for new groups and new projects in education, community organizing and music. It favors small, community-led work that has trouble getting other funding. Budgets must be under $1 million.
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Private
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 12, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ! Only 3 days left to apply
Schools and colleges that teach Japanese can get up to $1,000 for textbooks and teaching materials. The grant pays back costs after purchase. Laptops and other electronics are not covered.
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Corporate
Simmons First Foundation (Simmons Bank) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,500
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
Small grants of $1,000 to $2,500 for short-term needs of K-12 youth programs in education or health care. No letter of intent is needed. Email or use the website form to ask for an application.
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Foundation
The Rota Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $250 – $10K
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Small grants for local community nonprofits anywhere in the US. Areas include animals, education, health, hunger, homelessness, veterans and human rights. Grants run $250 to $10,000 and average about $5,000.
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Federal
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- $78K – $705K
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 1
The purpose of the NNF program, Assistance Listing 10.210, is to provide funding to support new graduate (master’s, DVM, or doctoral) student training and completion of degree programs to develop human capital to participate in meeting the mission of the...
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Private
NADP Foundation (National Association of Dental Plans) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 24 days left
- Award
- Up to $50K
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
The NADP Foundation funds research and education projects that improve access to dental care. Projects can also improve how dental benefits work. Up to $50,000 per project, with three to four awards for 2027.
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Corporate
Arconic Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County
- ✓ No match required
FIRST LEGO League, Tech Challenge, and Robotics Competition teams near Arconic sites can apply for help. In Tennessee, teams in five East Tennessee counties qualify. Teams must already be registered with FIRST.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 4, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 183 — including your county
The NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program aims to expand access to the compute required for AI-enabled scientific discovery and to transform the research, education, and training opportunities offered by institutions of higher education. AI...
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Private
ARRL Foundation (American Radio Relay League) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
The ARRL Foundation gives small grants to radio clubs and other groups for ham radio teaching, licensing and youth projects. Grants are usually up to $3,000, and up to $5,000 in 2026. Emergency communications gear is not funded.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 9, 2026)
- Award
- $500K – $1.5M
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Due today — apply now
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 260
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are enabling extraordinary scientific breakthroughs in fields ranging from protein folding, natural language processing, drug synthesis, and recommender systems to the discovery of novel engineering...
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Corporate
Toshiba America Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- From $5,000
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Middle and high schools can ask for more than $5,000 for a larger STEM project led by teachers. Deadlines are May 1 and November 1 each year.
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Corporate
Whole Foods Market Foundation (with The Bee Cause Project) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,000
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
K-12 schools and youth nonprofits can get a $2,000 grant or an observation beehive plus $1,000. Students learn how bees help grow our food.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 11 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 628 — including your county
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) program was established in response to direction provided in the Senate Commerce and Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Report (Senate...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- From $110K
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 68
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships provide an opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. Fellows may engage in observational, instrumental,...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- From $600K
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 5 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 61
The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program supports authentic summer research experiences for K-14 educators to foster long-term collaborations between universities, community colleges, school districts, and...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 4, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 316
This program will advance scientific community datasets to enable scientific discovery and innovation using artificial intelligence (AI) and other methods. Its goal is to increase the value that can be derived from existing scientific datasets by...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 21, 2026 · 12 days left
- Award
- From $190K
- ✓ Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 12 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 68
The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) is to support future leaders in mathematics and statistics by facilitating their participation in postdoctoral research environments that will have maximal impact on their...
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