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23 grants for “Schools Fund Excellence”

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  1. Foundation or nonprofit

    Friends of NRA State Fund Grant - Tennessee (2027 cycle)

    Friends of NRA / The NRA Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 22, 2026 · 72 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee

    Equipment, supplies, and funding for shooting sports, firearm and hunting safety, marksmanship, and conservation programs. Tennessee committee recommends grants from funds raised at Tennessee events.

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  2. Tennessee state

    Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund

    Tennessee Historical Commission · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 14, 2026 · 34 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

    Spotlight Fund Grants (Inclusive Classroom, Racial Equity in Schools, Arts, STEM)

    AdoptAClassroom.org · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 2, 2026 · 22 days left
    Award
    Up to $500
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Teachers with a free AdoptAClassroom.org classroom page can apply for $500 grants for supplies. The fall round helps students in special education and English learners.

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  4. Nonprofit

    Literacy Opportunity Fund (adult literacy operating grants)

    ProLiteracy Worldwide · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Opens Dec 1, 2026 · due Jan 4, 2027
    Award
    Up to $6,000
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Grants up to $6,000 for nonprofits that teach adults to read, write and do math. Money can pay staff, teacher stipends, supplies or rent. There are four rounds each year.

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  5. Association

    Bauder Fund (Frederick and Florence Bauder Endowment)

    American Association of Physics Teachers · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 1, 2026 · 51 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Physics teachers who are AAPT members can get money for teaching equipment, traveling exhibits, or local teacher workshops. Costs are paid back with receipts after the activity.

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  6. Corporate

    The Future is for Everyone Fund (Meta Data Center community grants, Gallatin Data Center)

    Meta · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 19, 2026 · 8 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Local program: Sumner County
    • Only 8 days left to apply

    Meta's Future is for Everyone Fund pays for education, community, job skills, and environment projects near its data centers, including Gallatin. Nonprofits, schools, community groups, and local governments in the area can apply. Applications are open...

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  7. Nonprofit

    Huber PLTW grants - Rhea County School District

    Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Huber · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 4, 2026 · 54 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $30K
    • Local program: Rhea County

    Huber and PLTW fund public schools in the Rhea County School District. Schools can start or grow PLTW Launch, Gateway or Engineering classes in 2027-28.

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  8. Utility / co-op

    Bright Ideas Education Grants (2026-2027 school year)

    Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 1, 2026 · 51 days left
    Award
    Up to $2,500
    • Local program: Bledsoe County, Grundy County, Marion County, Sequatchie County
    • No match

    Sequachee Valley Electric sets aside up to $10,000 a year for creative, hands-on classroom projects. K-12 teachers in co-op area schools can request up to $2,500 per project for equipment and materials that would not otherwise be funded; the principal must...

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  9. Corporate

    CNC Scholarship Grants for high schools and high school tech centers

    Gene Haas Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 1, 2026 · 51 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee

    Grants to high schools and high school tech centers that teach CNC machining. The school gives the money to students as scholarships or uses it for supplies, camps or competitions. It can't buy machines. The foundation suggests $500 to $2,500 per student.

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  10. Foundation

    Grants for youth school-to-career programs (Fall 2026 cycle)

    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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  11. Federal

    BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program

    Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
    Award
    Up to $2M
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • 24 past Tennessee awards

    Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $2 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  12. Corporate

    ALDI Community Gift Card Program (after-school and out-of-school youth programs)

    ALDI US · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
    Award
    $100 – $1,000
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Gives ALDI gift cards worth $100 to $1,000 to schools and nonprofits with after-school or out-of-school youth programs. Food banks and pantries can also apply. You take an eligibility quiz before applying.

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  13. Federal

    OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program

    Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 29, 2026 · 18 days left
    Award
    Up to $750K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • 79 past Tennessee awards

    Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention expects to make 16 awards of up to $750,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  14. Foundation

    Causal Research on the Impacts of K-12 School Policies RFP

    Arnold Ventures · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Funds strong studies of how state K-12 school policies affect students. Start with a letter of interest. Invited teams then send a full proposal.

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  15. Foundation

    Knowledge for Freedom (college humanities programs for underserved high school students)

    The Teagle Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 1, 2026 · 51 days left
    Award
    $10K – $300K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Colleges can get funds to invite underserved high school students to study great books on campus. Programs focus on purpose and civic life. Start with a 3-5 page concept paper.

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  16. Federal

    NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on School Safety

    National Institute of Justice · Department of Justice · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 23, 2026 · 43 days left
    Award
    Up to $5M
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • 10 past Tennessee awards

    National Institute of Justice expects to make 6 awards of up to $5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  17. Federal

    NIDA Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)

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

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    Up to $750K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • 65 past Tennessee awards

    National Institutes of Health gives grants of up to $750,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  18. Local

    Sustainability Grants (2026 cycle)

    Women's Fund of East Tennessee · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $15K
    • Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Campbell County, Carter County and 21 more counties

    One-time grants to organizations whose programs help low-income women and girls in East Tennessee become self-sufficient. Money can go to program costs, staff, travel, materials or general operations, but generally not capital improvements.

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  19. Education foundation

    Health, Education, and Services (HES) grants, 2027 cycle

    Berea College Appalachian Fund · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 19, 2026 · 8 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $25K
    • Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 29 more counties
    • Only 8 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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  20. Nonprofit

    John Deere Foundation PLTW grants - Greeneville area

    Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with John Deere Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 6, 2026 · 26 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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Foundations that have funded “Schools Fund Excellence”

Private foundations rarely post open calls. These gave grants like this in their latest IRS filing. 6 invitation-only foundations hidden.

  • J R Hyde III Foundation · Memphis · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 · 108 Tennessee grants Takes applications
  • New Schools Fund · Oakland · typical grant $115,000 to $215,000 · 6 Tennessee grants How to apply: not stated
  • Astre Foundation · Chattanooga · typical grant $25,000 · 1 Tennessee grant Takes applications
  • T & T Family Foundation · Nashville · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 · 70 Tennessee grants Takes applications

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