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Local
Adventure Science Center (Nashville) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Helps qualifying schools visit Adventure Science Center by paying for buses, free admission or add-on programs. Title I schools in Metro Nashville Public Schools and schools from rural counties may apply.
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Local
United Way of Greater Chattanooga · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 12 – Feb 27, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Available in Hamilton County
One-time grants that let nonprofits pilot or accelerate new, innovative strategies for ALICE families. Applied for through the same annual LOI and full-application cycle as the Bridge Fund.
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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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Utility / co-op
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA EnergyRight) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Hamilton County
- No match
A free year-long energy-efficiency program for public and private K-12 schools in the TVA region; participating schools compete within their cohort for grants to fund energy upgrades. Enrollment is open for the 2027-28 school-year cohort.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Historical Commission · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 14, 2026 · 34 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Supports preservation, archaeology, interpretation, markers, and education about Tennessee sites tied to wars from the French and Indian War through the Civil War. Individuals, museums, schools, private organizations, and local governments can apply.
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Local
Tennessee Aquarium · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Schools that are Title I or take part in the National School Lunch Program may have all or part of a combined Aquarium and IMAX field trip covered. Title I schools may also ask for bus reimbursement.
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Corporate
Food City (K-VA-T Food Stores) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 30, 2027 · 201 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Available in Hamilton County
Food City splits a pool of money among registered schools based on points earned when customers shop with a ValuCard linked to that school. Schools must register each year, and the money goes to classroom supplies and equipment. The 2026-27 challenge runs...
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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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Nonprofit
Utrust (Tennessee Unemployment Compensation Trust, TNUCT) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 1, 2026 · due Mar 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Utrust gives mini-grants to Tennessee school systems that are Utrust members. Grants pay for one-time school or system projects that local funds do not cover. The 2026-27 application deadline is March 31, 2027.
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Nonprofit
Tennessee Native Plant Society · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $500
Should we apply? · Get ready
Tennessee schools get $500 to plant native plants, plus two plant books and a mentor. Public, private, and home-school groups can apply. The 2026 deadline was June 30.
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jul 1, 2027 · due about Oct 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
- 72 past Tennessee awards
National Institutes of Health expects to make 4 awards. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Nonprofit
AdoptAClassroom.org · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $500
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Teachers with a free AdoptAClassroom.org classroom page can apply for $500 grants for supplies. The fall round helps students in special education and English learners.
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Corporate
Bridgestone Americas · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 1 – Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Bridgestone's Adaptive Sports in Schools grants help schools offer sports for students with disabilities. Bridgestone only reviews applications sent to an open request for proposals. The 2026 round ran May 1 to June 15.
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Foundation
Fund for Teachers (local partners: Public Education Forward Chattanooga and Bradley/Cleveland Public Education Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 21, 2027 · 102 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Grants for experienced PreK-12 teachers to design their own summer learning experience, at home or abroad, and bring it back to the classroom. In Hamilton County, Bradley County and Cleveland, the local education foundations help teachers prepare proposals.
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Nonprofit
ProLiteracy Worldwide · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Adult literacy programs can get free licenses for online learning tools for their students. Apply any time during the year until the money runs out. You must start using the tools within 30 days.
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Foundation
George & Barbara Bush Foundation (Barbara Bush Fund for Family Literacy) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens January 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
New grants for family literacy programs that teach parents and children together. Programs must include adult education, child education, parent education, and parent-child literacy time. Nonprofits and schools may apply.
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Nonprofit
ProLiteracy Worldwide · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 1, 2026 · due Jan 4, 2027
- Award
- Up to $6,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Grants up to $6,000 for nonprofits that teach adults to read, write and do math. Money can pay staff, teacher stipends, supplies or rent. There are four rounds each year.
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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 Hamilton County
- No match
- 13 past Tennessee awards
Department of Education expects to make 89 awards.
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Nonprofit
Freedom to Read Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Hamilton County
- No match
Libraries, schools, colleges, and nonprofits can get $1,000 for Banned Books Week events. The events teach people about the freedom to read. Groups that won in the past five years cannot apply.
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Corporate
Bridgestone Americas · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 1 – Mar 15, 2027 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
Bridgestone Community Impact Grants fund nonprofits working on transportation, the environment, safety, education, and health. Bridgestone only reviews applications sent to an open request for proposals. The 2026 rounds ran January 15 to February 28 and...
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