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Federal
Administration for Children and Families - OHS · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 14, 2026 · due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1.2M – $5M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Location limits unclear — check eligibility
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 98
This forecast has been modified to update the Estimated Total Funding and the states where a funding opportunity is available.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS), announces a competitive notice of funding...
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Private
National FFA Organization · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Nov 15, 2026 · 37 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
FFA members in grades 7-12 can apply for a $1,000 grant to start or grow their own farm or ag project. Awards are based mostly on financial need. The application opens in October and closes November 15.
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Private
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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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
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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Local
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA), Nashville · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 9, 2026)
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Davidson County
- ! Due today — apply now
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 58
HUD HOPWA funds administered by MDHA for housing projects serving people living with HIV/AIDS and their families with incomes at or below 80% of area median income in the Nashville area.
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Tennessee state
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 42 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Multi-year payments to Tennessee producers who already practice conservation and agree to maintain and expand it across their operation. Apply at a local USDA Service Center by the state cutoff to be considered for FY2027.
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Foundation
Alice M. Ditson Fund (Columbia University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
Helps pay to record and share music by younger or lesser-known living American classical composers. There is one deadline each year, October 15. Awards are paid to a U.S. nonprofit or fiscal sponsor.
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 42 days left
- Award
- $10K – $14.2M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 15
First awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2001, Recovery Land Acquisition grants promote State and Federal cooperation in listed species conservation by leveraging funds to acquire specific parcels of land, through fee simple or conservation easement, in support...
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Local
City of Chattanooga · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 11, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Hamilton County
- ! Only 2 days left to apply
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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Federal
Idaho Field Office · Department of Energy · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 7, 2026 · 59 days left
- Award
- Up to $62.5M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 44
Silicon Carbide Cladding Lead Test Rod Development-Phase 1Research, development, and fabrication of Silicon Carbide cladding specimens for research reactor insertion, irradiation, and post-irradiation examinations by 2030. The objective of this program is...
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Up to $2.6M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 4
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative. This opportunity supports local law enforcement in rural jurisdictions to prevent, respond to, and reduce violent crime. The goal is to equip rural...
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Federal
DOT Federal Highway Administration · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Up to $2M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
This NOFO will award up to $26 million total in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025 and 2026 funding and remaining FY 2024 funding via cost reimbursable grants.
The actual amount available to be awarded under this notice will be subject to the availability of...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $75K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 18
Inspire Grants for Small Museums (Inspire) is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program designed to support small museums of all disciplines, including small rural or small remote institutions and small museums that have not previously...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 10, 2026 · 1 day left
- Award
- Up to $500K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 1 day left to apply
Grants for new or growing agriculture, food, and forestry businesses whose value-added or processing projects raise income or open markets for other Tennessee farmers. The grant can cover no more than a quarter of the project budget.
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Corporate
Tyson Foods · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- $500 – $5,000
- ! Local program: Bedford County, Davidson County, Gibson County, Obion County and 1 more counties
Nonprofits near a Tyson Foods plant can get $500 to $5,000. A local Tyson team member must vouch for the request. The next deadline is October 30, 2026. In Tennessee, Tyson has plants in Union City, Shelbyville, Humboldt and Goodlettsville.
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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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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- $10K – $26M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 15
Established by Congress in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition Grant program was designed to reduce conflicts between the conservation of listed species and competing land uses on specific parcels of land associated...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 30, 2026 · 82 days left
- Award
- Up to $1M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Larger cost-share grants for agriculture, food, and forestry business projects with at least $2 million in capital spending that benefit other producers. The grant can cover no more than a quarter of the project budget.
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