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Nonprofit
National Geographic Society · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
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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Local
Roane County United Way · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 82 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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Nonprofit
Delta Gamma Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Delta Gamma Foundation funds programs for people who are blind or have low vision, including veterans with vision loss. Programs must be national in reach, not limited to one town or state. Applications open October 1 and are due December 1.
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Nonprofit
Report for America (The GroundTruth Project) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 9 days left
- Award
- Up to $30K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 9 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.
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Nonprofit
American Bar Endowment · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
The American Bar Endowment funds new projects that improve access to justice and help people understand their legal rights. Legal aid groups and other public charities can apply. Grants are usually $25,000 or less for one year.
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Corporate
The Union Home Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- From $1,000
The charity arm of Union Home Mortgage gives grants to nonprofits across the U.S. for money-skills classes and housing. Grants start at $1,000 and usually last one year. Apply online by Feb. 15, May 15, Aug. 15 or Nov. 15.
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Foundation
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 10, 2026 · 31 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
This foundation gives small grants where a little money can make a big difference. Any US nonprofit can apply, for programs or general operations. Requests are capped at $20,000 or one-quarter of yearly income.
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Nonprofit
CMA Foundation (Country Music Association) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Public school music teachers can apply to be named a Music Teacher of Excellence. Each year 30 teachers win $5,000, split between their classroom and themselves. Phase One is due November 12, 2026.
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Nonprofit
Rural Schools Collaborative · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $2,500
Teachers in rural public school districts can get up to $2,500 for a class project tied to their own town or land. One award goes near each regional hub, including a Tennessee hub in Chattanooga.
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Association
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $500
Gives $500 to start or improve a reptile and amphibian education project at a zoo, museum, park or nature center. One person applies for the project.
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Education foundation
Johnson City Public Schools Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,500
- Local program: Carter County, Sullivan County, Washington County
- No match
- Only 6 days left to apply
Teachers in Johnson City Schools, Tennessee, can ask for up to $1,500 for classroom ideas and materials. Items that last more than one year come first. Travel, training and guest speakers are not paid for. Your principal must sign the form before you send it in.
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Foundation
Alice M. Ditson Fund (Columbia University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 5 days left to apply
Helps pay to record and share music by younger or lesser-known living American classical composers. There is one deadline each year, October 15. Awards are paid to a U.S. nonprofit or fiscal sponsor.
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 24, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- $50K – $600K
- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- No match
- 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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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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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $2.6M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 4 past Tennessee awards
Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $2.6 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $4M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $4 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Nonprofit
Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 2, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Up to $75K
Grants for education projects that help people with spinal cord injury or disease, their families, and caregivers. Funds consumer and caregiver education, training for health workers, and conferences. Project grants can reach $75,000 for one year.
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 41 days left
- Award
- Up to $4M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $4 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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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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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 13, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- $2,000 – $500K
- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 3 days left to apply
Fish and Wildlife Service expects to make 15 awards of $2,000 to $500,000. Anyone can apply.
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