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Foundation
Robinson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! 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 Tennessee (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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Federal
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- $78K – $705K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (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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Foundation
The Rota Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $250 – $10K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (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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Private
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Caterpillar Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 28 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $30K
- ! Local program: Davidson County
Caterpillar Foundation and PLTW fund public and charter schools within 15 miles of Nashville. Schools can start or grow PLTW Computer Science or Engineering. Schools with many low-income students get priority.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 9, 2026)
- Award
- $500K – $1.5M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (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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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 4, 2026 · 26 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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Private
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 5 days left to apply
The AAA Foundation pays for road safety research on topics it lists in each request for proposals. Any qualified organization can apply, including universities and research firms. Fall 2026 proposals are due October 14, 2026.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 3, 2026 · 25 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 68
The Topology program supports research on algebraic topology, including chromatic, equivariant, motivic, and (un)stable homotopy, homology and cohomology theories; bordism and K-theory; topological manifolds; knots and links; geometric topology;...
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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 Tennessee (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 Tennessee (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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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 5 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 68
The Mathematical Biology Program supports research in all areas of mathematical sciences with relevance to the biological sciences. Successful proposals must demonstrate mathematical innovation, biological relevance and significance, and strong integration...
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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 Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 67
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improve the lives of Americans and people around the world. Our ability to support that mission...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 3, 2026 · 25 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 68
The program in Geometric Analysis supports research on differential geometry and its relation to partial differential equations and variational principles; geometric methods in modern mathematical physics; symplectic geometry; geometric group theory;...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- From $600K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (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
- $160K – $170K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 63
The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to encourageindependence earlyin the fellow'scareerby supporting his or herresearch and training goals.The research and training plan of each...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 9, 2026)
- Award
- From $200K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Due today — apply now
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 61
The NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) seeks to build engineering research capacity across the nation by investing in new academic investigators who have yet to receive sufficient research funding from Federal Agencies. The Engineering Research...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- $100K – $3.5M
- ✕ Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) provides awards to federally recognized1 Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to promote high quality science (including...
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Corporate
The TJX Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
The TJX Foundation funds basic needs, out-of-school help for at-risk youth, youth job training and safety from relationship abuse. Nonprofits must serve people within 15 miles of a TJX store or office. Send a short letter of inquiry first.
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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 Tennessee (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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