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Foundation
Sparkplug Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $20K
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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Nonprofit
The Biz Foundry · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 28, 2026 · 18 days left
- Award
- $2,500 – $10K
- Local program: Cannon County, Clay County, Cumberland County, DeKalb County and 10 more counties
- No match
A pitch competition for new or early-stage businesses with a tie to the Upper Cumberland (started, starting or moving there) that aim to grow past $1 million in sales. Prizes are $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500, plus an audience prize. Six finalists get free...
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Association
USTA Tennessee (Outreach Committee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- $250 – $1,000
Small grants to start tennis programs in underserved parts of Tennessee. Examples include after-school, parks and recreation, school and adaptive tennis. First-time applicants get priority.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 5, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- From $100K
One-time state money to buy, build or renovate permanent affordable housing for Tennesseans with mental illness or substance use disorders who are coming home from prison or jail or were previously incarcerated. Requests start at $100,000, and the housing...
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Nonprofit
Youth Service America (YSA) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 25, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- Up to $2,000
- 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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Foundation
NBA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- From $25K
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
The NBA Foundation funds nonprofits that help young people ages 14 to 24 get ready for jobs and careers. Programs must serve youth in an NBA team market, such as Memphis. Grants start at $25,000.
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Federal
69A350 OSDBU · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Up to $231K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
69A350 OSDBU expects to make 1 award of up to $231,183. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Local
Jefferson County Government (Jefferson County Opioid Board) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Jefferson County
- Only 5 days left to apply
Jefferson County's Opioid Board grants opioid settlement money to organizations serving county residents for approved remediation work such as prevention, treatment, recovery and naloxone. About $152,109 is available in total for the 2027 cycle; proposals...
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Federal
69A350 OSDBU · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Up to $377K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
69A350 OSDBU expects to make 1 award of up to $377,016. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Caterpillar Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 27 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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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with John Deere Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 27 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $35K
- Local program: Greene County
John Deere Foundation and PLTW fund schools within 40 miles of the John Deere site in Greeneville. Schools can start or grow any PLTW program. At least half of students must get free or reduced lunch, or the school must be very rural.
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Foundation
RRF Foundation for Aging (Retirement Research Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
RRF funds projects that help people age 60 and older. Outside Illinois, only projects with national reach can apply, such as policy advocacy, research, or training. Start with an eligibility quiz, then send a short Letter of Inquiry.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 4, 2026 · 25 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 67 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation expects to make 86 awards.
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Federal
NASA Headquarters · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 26, 2026 · 16 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 65 past Tennessee awards
A grant from NASA Headquarters.
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