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Education foundation
Berea College Appalachian Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $25K
- Open to your kind of group
- 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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Federal
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- Up to $3.5M
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 8 days left to apply
- 18 past Tennessee awards
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service expects to make 25 awards of up to $3.5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 19, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1M – $5M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Department of Housing and Urban Development expects to make 3 awards of $1 million to $5 million. Anyone can apply.
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Nonprofit
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 9 days left
- Award
- $50K – $300K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 9 days left to apply
Nonprofit libraries, archives and museums can apply to digitize rare items. Projects should share stories of groups often left out of history. Grants range from $50,000 to $300,000.
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Tennessee state
TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 26, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
A $1.2 million state appropriation for comprehensive services to human trafficking victims, such as medical care, safe housing, job training and transportation. Only single point of contact agencies recognized under Tenn. Code Ann. 9-4-214 may apply....
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $4M
- Open to your kind of group
- 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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Local
City of Chattanooga · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 11, 2026)
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- 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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Nonprofit
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 12, 2026 · 1 day left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 1 day left to apply
Schools and colleges that teach Japanese can get up to $1,000 for textbooks and teaching materials. The grant pays back costs after purchase. Laptops and other electronics are not covered.
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Federal
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 12, 2026 · 1 day left
- Award
- $200K – $750K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 1 day left to apply
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Forest Service expects to make 5 awards of $200,000 to $750,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Local
City of Elizabethton · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 13, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- Up to $7,500
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Carter County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 2 days left to apply
The City of Elizabethton pays back up to half the cost of outside repairs to downtown buildings, up to $7,500. Property and business owners in the Main Street District can apply. The building must have a street-level shop or service open to the public.
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Nonprofit
Best Friends Animal Society with the Rachael Ray Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 3 days left to apply
Two grants help Best Friends Network Partners save more shelter cats and dogs. Send a letter of interest by October 14, 2026. Invited groups then send a full application by December 16.
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Corporate
Main Street America · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 4 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.
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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
- Open to your kind of group
- 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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Foundation
Alice M. Ditson Fund (Columbia University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- 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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Corporate
Patterson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Up to $35K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 5 days left to apply
The Patterson Foundation funds groups that breed, raise and place service dogs for veterans and people with disabilities. Grants can cover building projects, client-facing trainer pay, and programs. Groups must be members or candidates of ADI or IGDF.
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Nonprofit
Report for America (The GroundTruth Project) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- Up to $30K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 8 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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Foundation or nonprofit
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- $250K – $1M
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 8 days left to apply
Walmart-funded national program for large land acquisitions and conservation easements protecting fish and wildlife habitat. Two-phase process: pre-proposal, then invited full proposal due December 2, 2026. Requires at least 1:1 match.
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Foundation or nonprofit
The Episcopal Church · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 9 days left
- Award
- Up to $15K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Only 9 days left to apply
Grants for Episcopal parishes, dioceses, and schools working on nature restoration, regenerative farming, or climate projects. Awards go up to $15,000. Applications close October 20, 2026.
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 21, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- Up to $1.9M
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $1.9 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Nike · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 12 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 12 days left to apply
Five park agencies get $5,000 to host a girls' sports event in February 2027. Events must reach at least 25 girls. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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