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Foundation
Robinson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson 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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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 7 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 61 — including your county
Federal AmeriCorps funds, run through Volunteer Tennessee, for nonprofits and public agencies to operate AmeriCorps programs in disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environment, health and veterans. Competitive and Education Award Program...
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Private
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
- Award
- $50K – $300K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 11 days left to apply
Nonprofit libraries, archives and museums can apply to digitize rare items. Projects should share stories of groups often left out of history. Grants range from $50,000 to $300,000.
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Foundation
Tennessee Titans Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 22, 2026 · 13 days left
- Award
- $500 – $10K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ! Only 13 days left to apply
Program grants from the Titans for Tennessee-based charities working on mental health and wellness, access to technology, workforce and career pathways, or creative arts. Applicants need an IRS determination letter at least three years old and a program...
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Private
American Library Association (with Cummins Inc.) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 28, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County (nationwide program)
Twenty-five U.S. public libraries receive a $5,000 programming stipend, four STEM kits, and training for 12 months of early-childhood STEM programs.
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Local
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA), Nashville · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 9, 2026)
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ! Due today — apply now
- i Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 58 — including your county
HUD HOPWA funds administered by MDHA for housing projects serving people living with HIV/AIDS and their families with incomes at or below 80% of area median income in the Nashville area.
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Tennessee state
TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 9, 2026)
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ! Due today — apply now
Offsets costs for sheriff's offices that carry out, or designate an agent for, non-custodial mental health transports under state law.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 10, 2026 · 1 day left
- Award
- Up to $500K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 1 day left to apply
Grants for new or growing agriculture, food, and forestry businesses whose value-added or processing projects raise income or open markets for other Tennessee farmers. The grant can cover no more than a quarter of the project budget.
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Private
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 12, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson 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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Tennessee state
USDA Forest Service (applications via TN Dept. of Agriculture Division of Forestry) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 13, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- Up to $600K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 4 days left to apply
Helps local governments, tribes and qualified conservation nonprofits buy privately owned forestland outright to create a community forest with public access. Tennessee applicants submit to the state forester (TDA Division of Forestry), not through...
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Foundation
The Shubert Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 5 days left to apply
Nonprofit dance companies and arts-related groups can apply for general operating support. Applications are due October 14, 2026. Take the online eligibility quiz first.
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Corporate
Main Street America · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County (nationwide program)
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
Grants that help rural Main Street programs find and promote local science history and assets. Only Main Street America accredited or affiliate programs in towns of 50,000 people or fewer, with budgets under $1 million, can apply.
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Private
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (Calvin University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- $8,000 – $25K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County (nationwide program)
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
Grants for churches and other worshiping communities to try year-long projects that renew worship and preaching. Awards range from $8,000 to $25,000. Groups in the U.S. or Canada with tax-exempt status may apply.
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Foundation
Alice M. Ditson Fund (Columbia University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
Supports professional music groups, festivals and conferences that perform works by younger or lesser-known living American classical composers. There are two deadlines a year, April 1 and October 15. Music education programs are not funded.
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Foundation
Alice M. Ditson Fund (Columbia University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
Helps pay to record and share music by younger or lesser-known living American classical composers. There is one deadline each year, October 15. Awards are paid to a U.S. nonprofit or fiscal sponsor.
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Local
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA), Nashville · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ! Only 7 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 110 — including your county
HUD Emergency Solutions Grant funds administered by MDHA for Nashville-Davidson County, for nonprofits and local government agencies serving people experiencing homelessness. Applications go through MDHA's Neighborly portal.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 7 days left to apply
Reimbursement grants for aerospace-related economic development and job creation, for capital or non-capital projects. Local governments, their economic development organizations, airport authorities, and state subdivisions may apply. $5.2 million is...
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Tennessee state
TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- Up to $100K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ! Only 10 days left to apply
Equipment grants that help domestic violence shelters already funded by OCJP prepare for and respond to disasters. Personnel and travel costs are not allowed.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- $250K – $1M
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 190 — including your county
Federal HOME-ARP grants for nonprofits and local governments to provide supportive services to people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or fleeing domestic violence or trafficking. Grants run January 2027 through June 2030.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Health · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Davidson County
The Health Department will fund one to three Tennessee-based nonprofits to run a statewide program that pays funeral homes and crematories for families who experience a stillbirth. The chosen groups handle outreach, eligibility checks and payments for...
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