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7 grants for “library”

Closing: this week (0) · this month (3) · next 3 months (7)

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  1. Nonprofit

    Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education (native plant grants)

    Wild Ones Natural Landscapers · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 18, 2026 · 38 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • 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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    Checked 5 days ago against the source

  2. Tennessee state

    Arts Education Project Support – FY28

    Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
    Award
    Up to $25K
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    Hands-on arts education projects in three tiers, from a series of single sessions up to year-round programs. Schools, districts, libraries, colleges, local governments, and arts or education nonprofits can apply.

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    Checked 6 days ago against the source

  3. 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 · 68 days left
    Award
    Up to $3,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • 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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  4. Association

    A Year of STEM

    American Library Association (with Cummins Inc.) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 28, 2026 · 17 days left
    Award
    Up to $5,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • 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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  5. Nonprofit

    Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices (Cycle 5)

    Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 20, 2026 · 9 days left
    Award
    $50K – $300K
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee
    • No match
    • Only 9 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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  6. 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 · 51 days left
    Award
    Up to $1,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • 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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  7. Association

    Carnegie-Whitney Grant

    American Library Association (Publishing Committee) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 6, 2026 · 26 days left
    Award
    Up to $5,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • 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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