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Private
USA Swimming Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 15, 2026 · 37 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Grants help swim lesson programs give free or low-cost lessons to children. Money can also pay for rides to lessons. You must be an approved Swim Lesson Provider before November 15.
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Private
Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
People with a permanent physical disability can apply for help with sports equipment or sport costs. All ages and skill levels can apply. Awards are announced in March.
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National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Musco Lighting · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Seven park agencies win a $20,000 grant to grow youth sports. They also get a lighting system or mini-pitch worth $50,000 to $100,000. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Nike · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Ten park agencies get $20,000 to help more girls play sports and train women coaches. Winners join a learning group led by NRPA. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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Corporate
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 15, 2026 · 67 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Yamaha funds trail building, trail upkeep, signs and staging areas for riders and outdoor users. You need a letter from a local Yamaha dealer. Applications are reviewed every quarter.
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Corporate
Simmons First Foundation (Simmons Bank) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,500
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
Small grants of $1,000 to $2,500 for short-term needs of K-12 youth programs in education or health care. No letter of intent is needed. Email or use the website form to ask for an application.
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Private
Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 2, 2026 · 54 days left
- Award
- Up to $75K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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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Private
Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center (University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 34 days left
- Award
- Up to $100K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
USDA-funded grants for groups that teach farmers how to manage money, market, legal and weather risks. Main projects get up to $75,000, crop insurance projects up to $100,000, and small exploratory projects up to $10,000.
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 42 days left
- Award
- Up to $4M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 3
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism. This opportunity will support state, local, and tribal government efforts to reduce...
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Corporate
TC Energy (Columbia Gulf Transmission) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 16, 2026 · 38 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $25K
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
TC Energy gives grants to groups within about 20 miles of its pipelines, including the Columbia Gulf line in Tennessee. It funds gear and hazmat training for first responders and other community needs. Most grants are $1,000 to $25,000.
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Private
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
DAR gives up to $10,000 to nonprofits that save historic buildings, records, objects, markers and cemeteries. Each application needs a support letter from a local DAR chapter. Smaller projects are encouraged.
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Private
Archaeological Institute of America · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 1, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
AIA gives up to $15,000 to protect threatened archaeological sites through conservation, site protection and monitoring. Projects with public education and outreach are favored. It does not pay for digs, surveys, field schools or salaries.
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Foundation
AHB Foundation (formerly Bailey Family Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 30, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Knoxville family foundation that gives only to 501(c)(3) charities and prefers East Tennessee groups. Most past grants went to Knoxville arts, schools, parks and health groups. Send a written request by May 31 or November 30.
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Federal
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 30, 2026 · 82 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
FY 2024 FMA Swift Current aims to better align the delivery of FMA flood mitigation funding to the disaster survivor experience. The FMA grant program makes federal funds available to states, U.S. territories, federally recognized Indian/Native American...
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Private
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC, American Library Association) with Candlewick Press · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 18, 2026 · 70 days left
- Award
- Up to $3,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
A $3,000 grant for a library outreach project for underserved children from birth to age 14. The project can be new or an expansion of current work. Reports are due in June and September.
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Private
SeedMoney · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 34 days left
- Award
- $100 – $1,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives $100 to $1,000 challenge grants to public food gardens, including school gardens. You run a 30-day online fundraiser and earn a bigger grant the more you raise. There are no platform fees.
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Corporate
ALDI US · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $100 – $1,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives ALDI gift cards worth $100 to $1,000 to schools and nonprofits with after-school or out-of-school youth programs. Food banks and pantries can also apply. You take an eligibility quiz before applying.
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Private
National Geographic Society (with Lindblad Expeditions) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 22, 2026 · 13 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 13 days left to apply
Full-time pre-K to 12 teachers can apply for a paid field trip aboard a National Geographic-Lindblad ship. Fellows bring what they learn back to students. Applications close October 22, 2026.
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Private
Rural Schools Collaborative · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Up to $2,500
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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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Private
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 12, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 3 days 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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