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Corporate
JD Finish Line Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
The JD Finish Line Foundation gives grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofits across the country. Each of three yearly rounds has its own focus: health, job skills or safe communities. The current safe communities round closes October 15.
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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 your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 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 your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 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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Corporate
Patterson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Up to $35K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 7 days left to apply
The Patterson Foundation helps nonprofits give dental care to people in need. It funds clinic building projects, hygienist and dental assistant pay, and program costs. Groups staffed mostly by dental volunteers get priority.
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Corporate
Patterson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Up to $35K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 7 days left to apply
The Patterson Foundation funds groups that breed, raise and place service dogs for veterans and people with disabilities. Grants can cover building projects, client-facing trainer pay, and programs. Groups must be members or candidates of ADI or IGDF.
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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 your kind of group
- Groups like yours won it
- Local program: Davidson County
- Only 7 days left to apply
- 110 past Tennessee awards
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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Corporate
Dollar Tree / Gift Card Bank · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- $2,500 – $10K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 7 days left to apply
This program gives Dollar Tree gift cards to hand out to families in need for food and other essentials. 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Title I schools in the 48 lower states can apply. Round Two applications are due October 16, 2026, and winners are picked by lottery.
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Nonprofit
Report for America (The GroundTruth Project) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- Up to $30K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 10 days left to apply
Local news outlets can apply to host a Report for America reporter. The program pays half the reporter's salary in year one, up to $27,500 or $30,000. Your newsroom pays the rest and must raise local money for it.
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Federal
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- Up to $3.5M
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 10 days left to apply
- 18 past Tennessee awards
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service expects to make 25 awards of up to $3.5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Education foundation
Berea College Appalachian Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $25K
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 29 more counties
- Only 10 days left to apply
Berea College gives grants to nonprofits that serve rural Appalachian counties, including East Tennessee. Money goes to health, education and social service programs. New groups must send a short inquiry form by October 10.
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Foundation or nonprofit
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- $250K – $1M
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 10 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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Nonprofit
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
- Award
- $50K – $300K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 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 or nonprofit
The Episcopal Church · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
- Award
- Up to $15K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 11 days left to apply
Grants for Episcopal parishes, dioceses, and schools working on nature restoration, regenerative farming, or climate projects. Awards go up to $15,000. Applications close October 20, 2026.
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 21, 2026 · 12 days left
- Award
- Up to $1.9M
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $1.9 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Nike · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Five park agencies get $5,000 to host a girls' sports event in February 2027. Events must reach at least 25 girls. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Musco Lighting · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Seven park agencies win a $20,000 grant to grow youth sports. They also get a lighting system or mini-pitch worth $50,000 to $100,000. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Nike · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Ten park agencies get $20,000 to help more girls play sports and train women coaches. Winners join a learning group led by NRPA. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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Nonprofit
Celebrate Munford, Inc. · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 24, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Tipton County
Celebrate Munford shares money raised at its yearly festival with groups that serve Munford and Tipton County. Requests can be up to $1,000. Mail the paper application by October 24, 2026.
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Nonprofit
Youth Service America (YSA) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 25, 2026 · 16 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $10K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants help groups run youth-led service projects around MLK Day in January 2027. Each $1,000 must engage at least 100 youth volunteers. You must match the grant with cash or in-kind support.
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Nonprofit
Youth Service America (YSA) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 25, 2026 · 16 days left
- Award
- Up to $2,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants of $2,000 help start or grow youth councils. Grantees hold a youth leadership summit near MLK Day 2027. A $1,000 match is required.
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