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  1. Tennessee state

    Civil War Sites Preservation Fund (Tennessee Wars Commission)

    Tennessee Historical Commission · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)

    Matching money for 501(c)(3)s to buy and permanently protect land at Tennessee's most significant Civil War battlefields, or Underground Railroad sites eligible for the National Register.

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  2. Tennessee state

    Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund

    Tennessee Historical Commission · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 14, 2026 · 36 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Supports preservation, archaeology, interpretation, markers, and education about Tennessee sites tied to wars from the French and Indian War through the Civil War. Individuals, museums, schools, private organizations, and local governments can apply.

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  3. Nonprofit

    The Human Thread storytelling RFP (Lilly Endowment)

    National Geographic Society · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 1, 2026 · 53 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    National Geographic now funds people through specific requests for proposals. This one, backed by Lilly Endowment, seeks storytelling projects about the human experience. Applicants must be 18 or older and lead the project themselves.

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    Checked 3 days ago against the source

  4. Local

    Arts Journalism Grants (pilot)

    South Arts · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 20, 2026 · 42 days left
    Award
    $1,000 – $10K
    • In Tennessee

    Pilot grants for arts journalism and cultural coverage: travel grants for reporting trips, grants to individual arts journalists, and larger grants to media outlets that hire them. Applicants must live in or be headquartered in a South Arts state such as...

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    Checked 2 days ago against the source

  5. Foundation

    Program and operating grants (environment, human services, disaster relief)

    The Lawrence Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $10K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    A family foundation that gives program and general operating grants anywhere in the US. It funds environment and human services work, plus some disaster relief. Most grants are $5,000 to $10,000.

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  6. Federal

    Pilot Projects to Enhance the Human Virome Program (R03 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

    National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 10, 2026 · 32 days left
    Award
    $50K – $100K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • 82 past Tennessee awards

    National Institutes of Health expects to make 13 awards of $50,000 to $100,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  7. Nonprofit

    Short-Term Fellowships 2027-28

    Newberry Library · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 4, 2026 · 56 days left
    Award
    $3,000 – $6,000
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Pays $3,000 a month for one to two months of research in the Newberry Library's collections in Chicago. Scholars with a PhD at any career stage may apply; they need not be faculty. Fellows find their own housing.

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  8. Education foundation

    McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism

    McGraw Center for Business Journalism (CUNY Newmark) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 12, 2026 · 3 days left
    Award
    Up to $15K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • Only 3 days left to apply

    Grants up to $15,000 help experienced journalists report big stories about money, business, or the economy. You do not need to be a business reporter. Freelancers may use part of the grant as a living stipend.

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  9. Federal

    Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes

    National Endowment for the Humanities · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 9, 2026 · 61 days left
    Award
    Up to $460K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    National Endowment for the Humanities expects to make 17 awards of up to $460,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  10. Federal

    Collections Stewardship

    National Endowment for the Humanities · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 15, 2026 · 67 days left
    Award
    $50K – $500K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    National Endowment for the Humanities expects to make 50 awards of $50,000 to $500,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  11. Nonprofit

    Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices (Cycle 5)

    Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
    Award
    $50K – $300K
    • 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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  12. Nonprofit

    DAR Historic Preservation Grants

    National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
    Award
    Up to $10K
    • In Tennessee

    DAR gives up to $10,000 to nonprofits that save historic buildings, records, objects, markers and cemeteries. Each application needs a support letter from a local DAR chapter. Smaller projects are encouraged.

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  13. Nonprofit

    Site Preservation Grants

    Archaeological Institute of America · Open

    Deadline
    Due about Nov 1, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Up to $15K
    • In Tennessee

    AIA gives up to $15,000 to protect threatened archaeological sites through conservation, site protection and monitoring. Projects with public education and outreach are favored. It does not pay for digs, surveys, field schools or salaries.

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  14. Local

    Blankenship Fund Grant

    Presbytery of East Tennessee (PC(USA)) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
    Award
    Up to $5,000
    • Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Bradley County, Campbell County and 11 more counties

    Grants help congregations in the Presbytery of East Tennessee with building and property upkeep. The presbytery plans two to three grants of up to $5,000 in 2026. Applications are due October 31, 2026.

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  15. Nonprofit

    Short-Term Fellowships (2027-28)

    The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 15, 2026 · 37 days left
    Award
    $4,000 – $12K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    About 120 fellowships pay $4,000 a month for one to three months of research at The Huntington in California. Graduate students, professors, working artists, creative writers and independent researchers can apply.

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  16. Nonprofit

    Long-Term Fellowships (2027-28)

    The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 15, 2026 · 37 days left
    Award
    $25K – $50K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Funds scholars with a PhD to spend four to nine months doing research at The Huntington. Academic-year fellowships pay $50,000 and term fellowships pay $25,000.

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  17. Federal

    Museums Empowered (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $350K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 18 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 20 awards of $5,000 to $350,000.

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  18. Federal

    Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $75K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 18 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 75 awards of $5,000 to $75,000.

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  19. Federal

    21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $100K – $500K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 8 awards of $100,000 to $500,000.

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  20. Federal

    Museums for America (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $350K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 18 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 122 awards of $5,000 to $350,000.

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Foundations that have funded “Human-I-T”

Private foundations rarely post open calls. These gave grants like this in their latest IRS filing. 139 invitation-only foundations hidden.

  • Human-I-T · Bell · typical grant $14,000 to $30,500 · 3 Tennessee grants How to apply: not stated
  • Jane I Pettway Foundation · Knoxville · typical grant $5,000 to $11,000 · 40 Tennessee grants Takes applications
  • Carolyn Smith Foundation · Hendersonville · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 · 146 Tennessee grants Takes applications
  • Bailey Family Foundation · Knoxville · typical grant $5,000 to $75,000 · 19 Tennessee grants Takes applications

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