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Nonprofit
IBMA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 2, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,500
- In Davidson County
- No match
Funds projects that share or preserve bluegrass music through education, arts and culture, writing or history. Grants usually run $1,000 to $2,500. Nonprofits, public schools and colleges are the usual grantees.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Friends of NRA / The NRA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 22, 2026 · 72 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Equipment, supplies, and funding for shooting sports, firearm and hunting safety, marksmanship, and conservation programs. Tennessee committee recommends grants from funds raised at Tennessee events.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 20, 2027 · 101 days left
- Award
- $200K – $2M
- In Davidson County
- No match
- 116 past Tennessee awards, incl. your county
U.S. National Science Foundation gives grants of $200,000 to $2 million. Anyone can apply.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 18, 2026 · 38 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Davidson County
- No match
- 183 past Tennessee awards, incl. your county
A grant from U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Foundation
Smith Richardson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Davidson County
- No match
Funds research and policy projects on major US public policy and national security problems. You first mail a concept paper of six pages or less. Staff then may invite a full proposal.
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Corporate
Motorola Solutions Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens late November 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Davidson County
- No match
Funds coding, robotics, AI, cybersecurity, and engineering programs for under-resourced youth and young adults, plus first-responder training. First-time requests go up to $50,000. The 2027 cycle starts in late November 2026.
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Corporate
Medtronic · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Medtronic funds healthcare groups for medical education, health education for the public, and charity events. Apply online at least 60 days before your event or decision date. General charity requests are not handled here.
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Nonprofit
Rural Schools Collaborative · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $2,500
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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Federal
Walla Walla District · Department of Defense · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 30 – May 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $36K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Davidson County
- No match
Walla Walla District expects to make 1 award of up to $36,000.
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Nonprofit
TREE Fund with The Davey Tree Expert Company · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 15 – Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Davidson County
- No match
Funds hands-on tree care and urban forestry training open to the public or tree workers. Two $5,000 grants are given each year. Tree planting alone is not funded.
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Federal
Department of Education · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 12 – Dec 3, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Davidson County
- No match
- 13 past Tennessee awards, incl. your county
Department of Education expects to make 89 awards.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Education · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Oct 31 – Dec 5, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
State funds that help school districts, charter schools and charter management organizations cover the extra cost of retrofitting buses with seat restraints or buying buses that already have them. Offered until the original earmarked appropriation runs out.
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Foundation
Philip Snyder Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Family foundation that funds charitable, educational and scientific work, with no stated place limit. Most past grants were small gifts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, plus some in Nashville. Send a written request any time.
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Foundation
Wolftever Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This family foundation on Signal Mountain gives grants to charities. Its tax return lists a contact and no deadlines or limits. Past grants went to Signal Mountain groups, like a school fund and an emergency services group.
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Foundation
The Lazard Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The foundation of the Lazard investment firm gives unrestricted grants to public charities. Send a letter that describes your group and its work; there is no deadline. Most past grants went to New York and New Jersey groups.
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Foundation
Robert W. and Elise B. Lykins Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Louisville family foundation with no stated limits on where it gives. Half of its past grants went to Nashville groups such as parks, public media and the library. There is no form or deadline.
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Foundation
We Raise Foundation (formerly Wheat Ridge Ministries) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Feb 28, 2027 · 140 days left
- Award
- From $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Two-year grants of at least $50,000 for Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving under-resourced U.S. communities. Focus areas are education, workforce, and reentry. Start with a letter of inquiry online. Tennessee groups can apply, but the funder strongly...
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Foundation
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Davidson County
- No match
Funds 501(c)(3) public charities that support constitutional government, free markets, civil society and informed citizens. Start with a short letter of inquiry at any time. Invited full applications have four yearly deadlines.
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Foundation
The Rota Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- $250 – $10K
- In Davidson County
- No match
Small grants for local community nonprofits anywhere in the US. Areas include animals, education, health, hunger, homelessness, veterans and human rights. Grants run $250 to $10,000 and average about $5,000.
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Corporate
Walmart / Walmart Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- $250 – $5,000
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Local Walmart stores, Sam's Clubs and distribution centers give cash grants of $250 to $5,000 to groups serving their area. Nonprofits, schools, local governments and faith groups running community projects can apply. Apply through a Spark Good account on...
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