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Local
City of Chattanooga · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 11, 2026)
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hamilton County
- Due today
Small grants for projects led by registered Chattanooga neighborhood associations that improve the neighborhood or build a sense of place. The city pays vendors directly for approved purchases, and projects must wrap up by November 20, 2026.
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Corporate
Simmons First Foundation (Simmons Bank) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,500
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Small grants of $1,000 to $2,500 for short-term needs of K-12 youth programs in education or health care. No letter of intent is needed. Email or use the website form to ask for an application.
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Nonprofit
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
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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Nonprofit
Archaeological Institute of America · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 1, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
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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Local
Memphis Jewish Federation (Jewish Community Partners) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $25K
- Local program: Shelby County
Reimbursement grants for new or substantially redesigned programs that serve the Memphis Jewish community. Applicants send a letter of intent first, and selected groups are invited to submit a full application and present to the committee.
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 24, 2026 · 13 days left
- Award
- $50K – $600K
- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- No match
- Only 13 days left to apply
- 11 past Tennessee awards
Fish and Wildlife Service expects to make 10 awards of $50,000 to $600,000. Anyone can apply.
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $10K
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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Education foundation
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (Calvin University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- $8,000 – $25K
- In Tennessee
- Only 4 days left to apply
Grants for churches and other worshiping communities to try year-long projects that renew worship and preaching. Awards range from $8,000 to $25,000. Groups in the U.S. or Canada with tax-exempt status may apply.
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Nonprofit
Celebrate Munford, Inc. · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 24, 2026 · 13 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- Local program: Tipton County
- Only 13 days left to apply
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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Federal
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 30, 2026 · 80 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
A grant from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Nonprofit
KidsGardening · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 9, 2026 · due Dec 11, 2026
- Award
- Up to $750
Should we apply? · Get ready
$750 grants for school and youth garden programs that serve at least 15 kids. Opens November 9 and closes December 11, 2026. Winners also get seeds.
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Local
Montgomery County Government · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Montgomery County
Montgomery County is granting $250,000 of its opioid settlement money to nonprofits that serve county residents, for new or expanded prevention, treatment, harm reduction, research or education projects on the state's approved remediation list. Awards...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- $75K – $1M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 8 past Tennessee awards
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 35 awards of $75,000 to $1 million.
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Corporate
Erie Insurance · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Erie Insurance funds nonprofits, schools and towns in the states where it sells insurance, including Tennessee. Focus areas are safety, community building and the environment. Requests up to $25,000 are taken any time; bigger requests have set deadlines.
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Foundation
Alice M. Ditson Fund (Columbia University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 4 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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Federal
Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 15, 2026 · due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 9 past Tennessee awards
Health Resources and Services Administration expects to make 5 awards of up to $1 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Foundation
Levitt Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Nonprofits can get up to $5,000 for a free outdoor festival in 2027. The festival must feature paid professional musicians. It must run at least four hours in a public space.
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Foundation or nonprofit
ELCA Southeastern Synod · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 27, 2026 · 47 days left
- Award
- Up to $7,000
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants for outreach projects by ELCA Lutheran congregations in the Southeastern Synod, which includes Tennessee. Outreach grants go up to $7,000 with a congregation match. Linn Fund grants up to $5,000 help new and renewing congregations.
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Local
Roane County United Way · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 81 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Local program: Roane County
Small grants for newer nonprofits, or for established groups bringing a new service or one-time project to Roane County, in health, youth, financial security or community resiliency. Applications are reviewed in quarterly batches.
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Foundation
Nashville Predators Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
- Award
- $500 – $10K
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
Annual grants for specific projects, durable goods, or one-time programs that benefit youth and families in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Charities and government agencies may submit one application per cycle; general operating costs, salaries, capital...
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