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Nonprofit
CMA Foundation (Country Music Association) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- In Coffee County
- No match
Public school music teachers can apply to be named a Music Teacher of Excellence. Each year 30 teachers win $5,000, split between their classroom and themselves. Phase One is due November 12, 2026.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Aug 10, 2027 · 304 days left
- Award
- From $8M
- In Coffee County
- No match
- 63 past Tennessee awards
A grant from U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Foundation
Simons Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- Up to $7.5M
- In Coffee County
- No match
Five-year research and training centers at HBCUs in math, neuroscience, physics, or ecology and evolution. Each center can get up to $1.5 million a year.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Coffee County
- No match
- Only 10 days left to apply
- 628 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation expects to make 35 awards.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 55 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Coffee County
- No match
- 116 past Tennessee awards
A grant from U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Nonprofit
Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 2, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Up to $75K
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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Foundation
Christenberry-Anderson-Loomis Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Nashville family foundation that funds charity projects in education, health and the arts. There is no deadline; explain why you need the money. Recent grants went to groups in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and other states.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Arconic Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 55 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
Arconic Foundation and PLTW give $20,000 grants to public and charter schools that add PLTW's Advanced Manufacturing course. The school must offer the course in 2027-28.
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Foundation
Irvin Lansky Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Memphis-area foundation with no deadline. Ask for its grant form and send it with your IRS letter and latest Form 990. Past grants went to Memphis-area charities.
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Corporate
Nissan North America · May be open now
- Deadline
- Estimated window Oct 6 – Nov 14, 2026: it may be open now. Check the funder's page Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
The Nissan Foundation funds nonprofit projects that build community by celebrating cultural diversity and heritage. Groups must be 501(c)(3)s at least three years old serving areas like Middle Tennessee. The 2026 letter of intent window ran October 6 to...
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Foundation
William B. Stokely Jr. Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Knoxville family foundation that lists a contact for requests, with no form, deadline or limits. Most past grants went to Knoxville and Cocke County schools, health and relief groups.
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Foundation
Nora Roberts Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 51 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Coffee County
- No match
Small grants with literacy as the top priority, plus arts, children, social justice and environment. Groups near the foundation in Maryland get priority, but U.S. groups anywhere may apply. Average awards are $3,000 for groups outside its home area.
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Foundation
Eleanor and Warren Nunn Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A family foundation in Halls, Tennessee, that takes grant requests at any time. Send details about your group, its charitable purpose and how you will use the money. Recent grants went to West Tennessee groups such as colleges, parks and a veterans museum.
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Foundation
The Almar Foundation (Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This New Orleans family foundation gives operating grants to charities. Call the foundation manager for the form; there is no deadline and the board approves each grant. Most past grants went to Louisiana groups.
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Corporate
International Paper · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
International Paper gives grants and donations near its plants and offices where many employees work. Groups with no International Paper site in their community cannot apply. Requests are taken online, but Memphis-area charities apply by invitation only.
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Foundation
The Anna Sue and Bob Shaw Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Dalton, Georgia family foundation that gives to charitable groups. Requests are taken year round by mail or phone; no form is required. Recent grants went mostly to Dalton, Atlanta and Chattanooga groups.
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Foundation
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville family foundation that uses its own application form, with no deadline. Nearly all past grants went to Nashville-area groups in arts, schools, libraries, parks, recovery and homelessness. It does not fund individuals, government agencies, dinners...
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Foundation
Cal Turner Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville family foundation that uses its own application form, with no deadline. About 85% of past dollars went to Middle Tennessee groups, mostly in Nashville and Franklin. It does not fund individuals, government agencies, dinners or telethons.
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Foundation
Hohenberg Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Memphis family foundation that gives only to public charities. It has no form or deadline, so contact the foundation first. Most past grants went to Memphis arts, education and social service groups.
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Foundation
The Wm M & A Cafaro Family Foundation (Cafaro Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
An Ohio family foundation tied to a shopping mall company. Send a request with your history, tax letter, and the amount and reason. Most grants go to Ohio groups; past Tennessee grants went to Clarksville.
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