-
Federal
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 29, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Up to $750K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 79
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program. This opportunity supports states, units of local government, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and nonprofit...
Checked today against the source
-
Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 15, 2026 · due Nov 15, 2026
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Communities at wildfire risk that have an approved Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) can get reimbursement grants for fuel reduction, firebreaks, dry hydrants, access improvements, signage and resident education. A first mitigation grant is up to...
Checked 3 days ago against the source
-
Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $1M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 35
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program. This opportunity will support community-based organizations and tribal governments to provide mentoring and transitional services for...
Checked today against the source
-
Foundation
Sparkplug Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 24 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $20K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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.
Checked 2 days ago against the source
-
Private
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (Calvin University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- $8,000 – $25K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 7 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.
Checked 2 days ago against the source
-
Private
Report for America (The GroundTruth Project) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 11 days left
- Award
- Up to $30K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 11 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.
Checked 2 days ago against the source
-
Corporate
Main Street America · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 7 days left to apply
Grants that help rural Main Street programs find and promote local science history and assets. Only Main Street America accredited or affiliate programs in towns of 50,000 people or fewer, with budgets under $1 million, can apply.
Checked 2 days ago against the source
-
Local
City of Chattanooga · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 11, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Hamilton County
- ! Only 3 days left to apply
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.
Checked 3 days ago against the source
-
Utility / co-op
Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. (Southwest Members Care) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 84 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ! Local program: Chester County, Crockett County, Fayette County, Hardeman County and 7 more counties
Round-up grants of up to $10,000 a year per organization for community projects in Southwest Tennessee EMC's service area. Individuals can't apply directly, and normal school-budget items aren't funded, though PTOs and open youth groups may qualify.
Checked 2 days ago against the source
-
Federal
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 84 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 18
Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training (TAT) to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems relating to source, storage, treatment, or distribution; identify and evaluate solutions to waste...
Checked today against the source
-
Private
ELCA Southeastern Synod · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 27, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- Up to $7,000
- ✓ Available 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.
Checked 2 days ago against the source
-
Corporate
First Horizon Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 84 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Bradley County, Hamilton County
Checked 3 days ago against the source
-
Corporate
First Horizon Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 84 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Madison County, Shelby County
Checked 3 days ago against the source
-
Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 4, 2026 · 27 days left
- Award
- $10K – $50K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Goal: Encourage outdoor recreation and natural, historical, and cultural tourism that expands access to and awareness of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and fosters economic development of communities.ObjectivesNPS Chesapeake Gateways is offering this...
Checked today against the source
-
Local
Memphis Jewish Federation (Jewish Community Partners) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 25 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.
Checked yesterday against the source
-
Community foundation
The Generosity Trust (Young Givers Circle) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 3, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ! Local program: Hamilton County
A Christian young-adult giving circle in Chattanooga that awards one $5,000 grant each quarter for a specific one-time need at a small or mid-sized nonprofit or church. Leaders choose three finalists, who pitch to members for a vote.
Checked 3 days ago against the source
-
Local
ELCA Southeastern Synod · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Cocke County, Cumberland County and 10 more counties
About $10,000 a year in grants for Lutheran ministry projects in Tennessee from Chattanooga eastward. An East Tennessee group reviews requests. Applications are due November 30. Only congregations in the synod's Conference 6 (East Tennessee) can apply.
Checked 2 days ago against the source
-
Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $400K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Helps water and sewer systems in distressed counties, or on the state's financially distressed utility list, pay for mapping, modeling, system analysis, asset management plans, and regionalization studies. The studies are meant to set up future CDBG, SRF,...
Checked 3 days ago against the source
-
Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 8 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 61
Federal AmeriCorps funds, run through Volunteer Tennessee, for nonprofits and public agencies to operate AmeriCorps programs in disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environment, health and veterans. Competitive and Education Award Program...
Checked 3 days ago against the source
-
Foundation
Thomas W. Briggs Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 10, 2026 · 63 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Shelby County
Grants for Memphis nonprofits with a Memphis office. Talk with the director and complete the interest form by December 10, 2026. Invited proposals are due February 1, 2027.
Checked 2 days ago against the source
