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Corporate
Brown-Forman (Jack Daniel's) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 25 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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Foundation
The Creek Bed Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 24 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small Fayetteville foundation funding land and sea conservation and wildlife protection. Email a short description of your group and project during October. If interested, the foundation will ask for a formal request.
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Federal
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- $78K – $705K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 8 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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Federal
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- $150K – $750K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 8 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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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 7, 2026)
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Shelby County
- ! Due today — apply now
Grants for smaller Mid-South nonprofits (annual budget under $1 million) responding to rising community needs. About $500,000 is available for 2027, with typical awards of $20,000-$25,000.
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Local
Collierville Education Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 25, 2026 · 18 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Shelby County
Competitive grants for Collierville Schools teachers to buy equipment and materials for ambitious classroom projects tied to the district's 2030 strategic plan. Requires school administration sign-off; requests of $10,000 or more need a board presentation.
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Local
Johnson City Public Schools Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 9 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ! Local program: Carter County, Sullivan County, Washington County
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 9 days left to apply
Fall round of grants for Johnson City Schools: individual teacher grants for innovative classroom ideas and larger school grants for building-level needs. Funded through a partnership with Mid America Bank.
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Foundation
Tennessee Titans Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 22, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- $500 – $10K
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
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 12 days left
- Award
- $250K – $1M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 12 days left to apply
Walmart-funded national program for large land acquisitions and conservation easements protecting fish and wildlife habitat. Two-phase process: pre-proposal, then invited full proposal due December 2, 2026. Requires at least 1:1 match.
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Foundation
The Shubert Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 7 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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Foundation
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 25 days left
- Award
- $10K – $100K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Nonprofits can get $10,000 to $100,000 a year for one to two years. Projects must help youth with disabilities get jobs and be national or replicable. Proposals are due November 1.
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Corporate
Simmons First Foundation (Simmons Bank) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 24 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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Local
CMC Education Foundation (Clarksville-Montgomery County) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 19, 2026 · due Oct 30, 2026
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Montgomery County
Small grants to Clarksville-Montgomery County schools for staff-morale efforts open to all employees, such as appreciation-week meals or food trucks. A school may request $15 per full-time employee; only CMCSS schools may apply this year.
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Local
Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 25 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Cheatham County, Dickson County, Houston County, Montgomery County and 2 more counties
One-year grants for projects that improve community health through health behaviors, clinical care, the built environment, or social and economic factors. Applicants must hold a required pre-application meeting with the Grants Manager at least 30 days...
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Private
Best Friends Animal Society with the Rachael Ray Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 7 days left to apply
Two grants help Best Friends Network Partners save more shelter cats and dogs. Send a letter of interest by October 14, 2026. Invited groups then send a full application by December 16.
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Foundation
Louie M. & Betty M. Phillips Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Davidson County
Grants for health, human services, civic, education and arts groups, with priority for the greater Nashville area. Send a two-page letter proposal by email; there is no form. Deadlines are the last business day of May and October.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 9, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- $500K – $1.5M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 2 days left to apply
- 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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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 4, 2026 · 28 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 183
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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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 13 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 13 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 628
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
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 21, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 115
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Discovery Award supports innovative, untested, groundbreaking research that provides new insights and explores early concepts in combat-relevant burn care that provide the...
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