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Foundation or nonprofit
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- $250K – $1M
- In Tennessee
- Only 10 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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Nonprofit
ProLiteracy Worldwide · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 1, 2026 · due Jan 4, 2027
- Award
- Up to $6,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants up to $6,000 for nonprofits that teach adults to read, write and do math. Money can pay staff, teacher stipends, supplies or rent. There are four rounds each year.
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Association
Association for Library Service to Children / Young Adult Library Services Association (American Library Association) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
A $1,000 award for a librarian with a creative literacy project for youth ages 10 to 19. You do not need to be an ALA member to apply, but the winner must join ALA/YALSA, and the grant can pay that cost.
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Local
CMC Education Foundation (Clarksville-Montgomery County) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 19, 2026 · due Oct 30, 2026
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Montgomery County
Small grants to Clarksville-Montgomery County schools for staff-morale efforts open to all employees, such as appreciation-week meals or food trucks. A school may request $15 per full-time employee; only CMCSS schools may apply this year.
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Local
The Education Foundation for Clinton City & Anderson County Schools · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 1, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County
- No match
Grants for Anderson County and Clinton City schools to support students' emotional, mental or physical health and wellness. Grantees are asked to help with the foundation's Clinton 5K.
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Nonprofit
KidsGardening · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 9, 2026 · due Dec 11, 2026
- Award
- Up to $750
Should we apply? · Get ready
$750 grants for school and youth garden programs that serve at least 15 kids. Opens November 9 and closes December 11, 2026. Winners also get seeds.
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Federal
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 83 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 18 past Tennessee awards
Rural Utilities Service expects to make 40 awards. Open to nonprofit with 501(c)(3).
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Foundation
Kenneth E. Boring Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Family foundation that gives to 501(c)(3) charities, mostly for general needs. Most past grants went to Dalton, Georgia, and Chattanooga groups. Apply in writing with proof of nonprofit status by December 31.
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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 sites. 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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Education foundation
MIT Solve · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 24 days left
- Award
- From $10K
Solve wants tech-enabled work for and with Indigenous communities in the US and Canada. Every team picked gets a $10,000 grant, and some win larger prizes. Nonprofits, companies and individuals may apply.
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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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Corporate
Main Street America · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Only 6 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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Federal
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 8, 2026 · 60 days left
- Award
- Up to $1M
- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Forest Service expects to make 6 awards of up to $1 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Nonprofit
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
- Award
- $50K – $300K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 11 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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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 sites. 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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Foundation
AHB Foundation (formerly Bailey Family Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 30, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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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Corporate
ALDI US · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $100 – $1,000
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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Corporate
First Horizon Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 83 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Madison County, Shelby County
The First Horizon Foundation gives grants to nonprofits in Memphis, Shelby County, and Jackson. The application opens October 1, 2026, and closes December 31, 2026. Decisions come in February 2027.
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Corporate
Gene Haas Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants to high schools and high school tech centers that teach CNC machining. The school gives the money to students as scholarships or uses it for supplies, camps or competitions. It can't buy machines. The foundation suggests $500 to $2,500 per student.
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Corporate
Arconic Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 42 days left
- Award
- Up to $7,500
- Local program: Blount County, Knox County, Loudon County, Monroe County and 1 more counties
Fifteen $7,500 grants for SkillsUSA chapters with manufacturing programs in Arconic communities. Money can pay for recruiting, competitions, equipment and classroom materials. In Tennessee only Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe and Sevier counties qualify.
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