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16 grants for “library”

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  1. Federal

    National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $25K – $1M
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 14 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 45 awards of $25,000 to $1 million.

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  2. Association

    ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way" Grant (library outreach to underserved children)

    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
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    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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  3. Federal

    Network of the National Library of Medicine Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)

    National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Up to $1.5M
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • 62 past Tennessee awards

    National Institutes of Health expects to make 1 award of up to $1.5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  4. Federal

    Network of the National Library of Medicine Training Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

    National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Up to $750K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • 62 past Tennessee awards

    National Institutes of Health expects to make 1 award of up to $750,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  5. Federal

    Network of the National Library of Medicine Regional Medical Libraries (UG4 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

    National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Up to $600K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • 62 past Tennessee awards

    National Institutes of Health expects to make 7 awards of up to $600,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

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  6. Federal

    Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $50K – $150K
    • Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 5 awards of $50,000 to $150,000.

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  7. Federal

    Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $50K – $150K
    • Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 25 awards of $50,000 to $150,000. Open to tribal government.

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  8. Federal

    Native American Library Services Basic Grant (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $6,000 – $10K
    • Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 170 awards of $6,000 to $10,000. Open to tribal government.

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  9. Federal

    Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $75K – $1M
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 8 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 35 awards of $75,000 to $1 million.

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  10. Association

    A Year of STEM

    American Library Association (with Cummins Inc.) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 28, 2026 · 19 days left
    Award
    Up to $5,000
    • In Tennessee

    Twenty-five U.S. public libraries receive a $5,000 programming stipend, four STEM kits, and training for 12 months of early-childhood STEM programs.

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  11. Nonprofit

    Short-Term Fellowships 2027-28

    Newberry Library · Open

    Deadline
    Due Dec 4, 2026 · 56 days left
    Award
    $3,000 – $6,000
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Pays $3,000 a month for one to two months of research in the Newberry Library's collections in Chicago. Scholars with a PhD at any career stage may apply; they need not be faculty. Fellows find their own housing.

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  12. Nonprofit

    Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices (Cycle 5)

    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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  13. Association

    Carnegie-Whitney Grant

    American Library Association (Publishing Committee) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 6, 2026 · 28 days left
    Award
    Up to $5,000
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Grants up to $5,000 to make reading lists, indexes, web guides, or other guides to library resources. Libraries, groups, and individuals can apply. Proposals are due November 6, 2026.

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  14. Association

    Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant (youth literacy project, ages 10-19)

    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
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    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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  15. Nonprofit

    Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education (native plant grants)

    Wild Ones Natural Landscapers · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 18, 2026 · 40 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee

    Native plants for schools, nature centers, youth groups, libraries, and community groups to build learning gardens. Most awards are plants shipped to you. A small cash grant up to $500 is possible in some cases.

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  16. Federal

    Continuation and Expansion of the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank for Translational Research (U24)

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Due about Nov 2, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    $750K – $1.1M
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • 4 past Tennessee awards

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA expects to make 1 award of $750,000 to $1.1 million. Anyone can apply.

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