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Corporate
Erie Insurance · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 28 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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Corporate
The TJX Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
The TJX Foundation funds basic needs, out-of-school help for at-risk youth, youth job training and safety from relationship abuse. Nonprofits must serve people within 15 miles of a TJX store or office. Send a short letter of inquiry first.
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Utility / co-op
Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. (Southwest Members Care) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 83 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.
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Local
Women's Fund of East Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 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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Local
Berea College Appalachian Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $25K
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 29 more counties
- ! Only 10 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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Private
American Association of Physics Teachers · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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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Corporate
Meta · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Sumner County
- ! Only 10 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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Local
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Huber · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 56 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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Foundation
Arnold Ventures · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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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Foundation
The Teagle Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- $10K – $300K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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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Private
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with John Deere Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 28 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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Private
Educating Character Initiative, Program for Leadership and Character (Wake Forest University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 16, 2026 · 38 days left
- Award
- $100K – $1M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Funds three-year efforts at colleges to build students' moral, civic and intellectual character. Two- and four-year U.S. colleges can apply. A letter of inquiry comes first; full proposals are by invitation.
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Private
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Caterpillar Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 28 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $30K
- ! Local program: Davidson County
Caterpillar Foundation and PLTW fund public and charter schools within 15 miles of Nashville. Schools can start or grow PLTW Computer Science or Engineering. Schools with many low-income students get priority.
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Local
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Arconic Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 56 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $15K
- ! Local program: Blount County, Knox County, Loudon County, Monroe County and 1 more counties
Arconic Foundation and PLTW fund public and charter schools in five East Tennessee counties. Schools can start or grow PLTW Launch, Gateway, Computer Science or Engineering. Schools with many low-income students get priority.
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Local
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Regeneron · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 56 days left
- Award
- $10K – $35K
- ! Local program: Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Maury County and 6 more counties
Regeneron and PLTW fund public and charter schools in ten Middle Tennessee counties. Schools can start or grow a PLTW Biomedical Science program. New programs get $35,000 over two years.
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 5 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 84
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications to support the validation of molecular/cellular/imaging markers (referred to as "markers" or "biomarkers") and assays for cancer detection,...
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 17, 2026 · 39 days left
- Award
- Up to $200K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 389
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) along with other participating Institutes encourages submission of applications proposing to conduct secondary data analysis and integration of existing datasets and...
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Up to $250K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 5 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 84
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to accelerate the adoption and validation of molecular/cellular/imaging markers (referred to as "markers" or "biomarkers") and assays for cancer detection,...
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 28 days left
- Award
- Up to $350K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 389
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) along with other participating Institutes encourages submission of applications proposing to conduct secondary data analysis and integration of existing datasets and...
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Corporate
BWX Technologies (BWXT) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 15, 2026 · 67 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Roane County, Unicoi County, Washington County
BWXT funds nonprofits that build tomorrow's workforce and improve life near its sites, including Erwin, Jonesborough, and Oak Ridge. Recognized U.S. charities apply through the online form. Deadlines are December 15, March 31, June 30, and September 30.
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