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Foundation or nonprofit
Southern Integrated Pest Management Center (USDA NIFA-funded) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 39 days left
- Award
- Up to $40K
Grants for projects that help farms, schools, forests and other places manage pests in safer, smarter ways. Projects are limited to $40,000. The program serves 13 Southern states, including Tennessee.
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Foundation
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- Up to $25K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 3 days left to apply
Funds field projects that help save a threatened plant, animal, or fungus species. The largest grant is $25,000. Projects usually focus on one species.
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Federal
Naval Research Laboratory · Department of Defense · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 30, 2026 · 79 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 51 past Tennessee awards
A grant from Naval Research Laboratory. Anyone can apply.
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Foundation
Simons Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 31 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Institutional grants that give junior tenure-track HBCU faculty more research time. Each HBCU may nominate up to four fellows in math, neuroscience, physics, or ecology and evolution.
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Foundation
Russell Sage Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- Up to $750K
Grants for teams studying U.S. democracy, inequality, and social data that is being lost. Direct costs can reach $750,000 over three years.
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Health foundation
Arthritis Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 27, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- $150K – $300K
Pays for rheumatology fellowship training slots at teaching hospitals and universities. Adult, pediatric and med-peds programs can apply. A letter of intent comes first.
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Federal
NASA Headquarters · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 2, 2026 · 51 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 65 past Tennessee awards
A grant from NASA Headquarters.
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Federal
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 4, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 115 past Tennessee awards
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA expects to make 1 award. Anyone can apply.
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Association
Air & Space Forces Association · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 15, 2026 · 64 days left
- Award
- Up to $600
K-12 teachers can apply for a small grant for an aerospace or STEM classroom project. About 40 grants are given each year. Awards are announced in February.
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Nonprofit
American Philosophical Society · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- Up to $7,000
Pays research costs like travel to archives, fieldwork, and lab supplies. Scholars need a doctorate or published work of that level; independent scholars may apply. Grants go up to $7,000 and are paid to the person.
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Foundation
Simons Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 31 days left
- Award
- Up to $7.5M
Five-year research and training centers at HBCUs in math, neuroscience, physics, or ecology and evolution. Each center can get up to $1.5 million a year.
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Health foundation
Parkinson's Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
For clinicians testing new ways to improve Parkinson's care. Letters of intent are due November 1, 2026.
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Foundation
RRF Foundation for Aging (Retirement Research Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
RRF funds projects that help people age 60 and older. Outside Illinois, only projects with national reach can apply, such as policy advocacy, research, or training. Start with an eligibility quiz, then send a short Letter of Inquiry.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Arconic Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 53 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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Nonprofit
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 17, 2026 · due Jan 6, 2027
- Award
- Up to $12M
Should we apply? · Get ready
PCORI funds large studies that compare real-world health care options to see what works best for patients. Universities, health systems and research groups can apply. A letter of intent comes first.
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Health foundation
American Cancer Society · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 15, 2026 · 64 days left
- Award
- Up to $1.6M
Four-year center grants for teams studying cancer health gaps. Researchers at U.S. universities or nonprofits may apply. Minority-serving institutions are encouraged.
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Federal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 30, 2026 · due about Dec 30, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $150K – $685K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 4 past Tennessee awards
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA expects to make 25 awards of $150,000 to $685,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Office of Naval Research · Department of Defense · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 11, 2026 · 60 days left
- Award
- $450K – $525K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 51 past Tennessee awards
Office of Naval Research expects to make 3 awards of $450,000 to $525,000.
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Education foundation
Educating Character Initiative, Program for Leadership and Character (Wake Forest University) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 15, 2026 · due Dec 15, 2026
- Award
- Up to $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Gives colleges up to $50,000 to start or test character education work. It suits schools new to this work or running small pilots. Two- and four-year colleges can apply.
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Health foundation
Dermatology Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- Up to $25K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 3 days left to apply
One-year $25,000 grants for skin research. The work must be done in a U.S. dermatology department approved for training.
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