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Local
Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $2,000
- Available in Knox County
- No match
Quick, confidential emergency grants for Greater Knoxville artists and arts workers facing urgent costs such as rent, utilities or medical bills. Applicants must have worked in the local arts community for at least two of the last five years and may apply...
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Education foundation
Berea College Appalachian Fund · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Apr 19, 2027 · 190 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Berea College gives small grants for Appalachian folk arts and culture, as funding allows. Nonprofits serving Appalachian counties, including East Tennessee, can apply. The next deadline is April 19, 2027.
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 30, 2027 · 201 days left
- Award
- $250 – $1,000
Small grants covering training, conference or consultant costs for staff of Southern arts organizations with operating budgets of $500,000 or less. Nonprofits, local government arts units and tribes in the region, including Tennessee, may apply on a...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
- Award
- Up to $18K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Available in Knox County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Project grants for arts activities in any discipline in Tennessee's urban counties, open to arts and non-arts nonprofits and local governments. Grantees pay costs first and are reimbursed after reporting.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
- Award
- Up to $18K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Knox County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Supports arts programs that reach people who face barriers to taking part in the arts. Programs must be open to the public; K-12 schools are not eligible.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 1 – Jul 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Small locally administered grants for arts projects that widen access to the arts or address community needs, run with 12 regional designated agencies. Operating Support grantees cannot apply.
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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 2 – Feb 27, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Two-year grants up to $15,000 for arts organizations and arts programming in ETF's region; next awards in 2028.
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Nonprofit
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $2,000 – $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Knox County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 48 past Tennessee awards, incl. your county
Helps groups host a Southern artist from another Southern state for a show plus a class or talk. The grant pays up to half the artist fee, up to $10,000. The group must match it dollar for dollar in cash.
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 30, 2027 · 201 days left
- Award
- $500 – $3,000
- In Knox County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Fast-turnaround grants for nonprofits and local governments in rural or small communities (cities of 50,000 or fewer) to present a Southern artist with at least two community engagement activities. Requires a dollar-for-dollar cash match, and you must...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $15K
Funds arts programs that improve health and wellness for patients, families, and staff at rural Tennessee hospitals; up to $15,000 with no match. Nonprofits, local governments, and nonprofit parent hospitals of rural-county hospitals can apply. Letter of...
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Association
Tennessee PTA (Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 1, 2027 · 141 days left
- Award
- Up to $250
Tennessee PTA gives $250 grants to local PTA units and councils. The money helps start or grow arts programs such as Reflections, the Citizenship Essay and the Safety Poster Contest. Apply by email.
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $10K
Pilot grants for arts journalism and cultural coverage: travel grants for reporting trips, grants to individual arts journalists, and larger grants to media outlets that hire them. Applicants must live in or be headquartered in a South Arts state such as...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
- Award
- Up to $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
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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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
- Award
- Up to $200K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Helps rural communities build, renovate, or expand arts and cultural facilities owned by nonprofits or local governments. No dollar-for-dollar match is required.
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Local
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Aug 12 – Oct 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Project grants for independent nonprofit literary organizations and small presses in the nine-state South Arts region, including Tennessee, for publishing projects (journal issues, books, anthologies) or literary community engagement. Government units,...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 1 – Sep 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $3,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Small grants for short arts learning projects such as one-day workshops or single events.
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Nonprofit
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $30K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Available in Knox County
- No match
Pays $30,000 to nonprofits in Appalachian Tennessee counties that support folk arts and traditional culture. Money covers things most grants skip, like training, equipment, software, planning and marketing. Two Tennessee groups are picked each year.
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Foundation
Watson-Brown Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 15, 2027 · 186 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants to public charities and colleges that study or preserve the history and culture of the South. It funds research, museums and archives, book costs, preservation and programs. Send a short letter of inquiry first; applications are due April 15.
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Nonprofit
Mid-America Arts Alliance (with the National Endowment for the Arts) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens November 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- $10K – $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Knox County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
These matching grants pay for arts programs that help service members, veterans and military families who have been through trauma. Groups need three years of arts work with military communities. The next round opens in November 2026.
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Nonprofit
IBMA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 2, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,500
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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