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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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Nonprofit
National Fund for Sacred Places (Partners for Sacred Places / National Trust for Historic Preservation) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 12, 2027 · due Mar 3, 2027
- Award
- $50K – $500K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Lake County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Matching grants help congregations repair historic houses of worship that serve their communities. Grants range from $50,000 to $500,000, plus training and planning help. Any faith tradition may apply.
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Corporate
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Aug 1, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
BlueCross Healthy Places builds free public parks, playgrounds, walking paths, and sports courts in Tennessee. Local governments and nonprofits that own the land can apply. The next request for proposals opens in August 2027.
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Foundation
James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Opens in the fall (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $15K
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Gives mid-career historic preservation professionals up to $15,000 for original research or a design project. Fields include architecture, landscape, planning and architectural history. The project must help preservation in the U.S.
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Foundation
James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Fall of even years (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $15K
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Gives an architect or other preservation professional up to $15,000 for a project that advances saving historic buildings in the U.S. It is offered every other year. Original ideas are valued most.
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Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 11, 2027 · due about Mar 11, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $400K – $3M
Should we apply? · Get ready
Department of Housing and Urban Development expects to make 6 awards of $400,000 to $3 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Corporate
Allstate (with Hello Alice and Global Entrepreneurship Network) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 11 – Jun 23, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Allstate picks 250 local business owners for a free 12-week online coaching camp. At the end, 100 of them get a $20,000 grant. Applications run through Hello Alice.
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Foundation
The 1772 Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 18, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $10K – $75K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants for nonprofits that run or want to start a revolving fund that buys, fixes and resells many historic buildings. Program grants are usually $50,000 to $75,000. Feasibility study grants are usually $10,000 to $20,000.
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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 or nonprofit
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $2,500 – $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Seed money for preservation planning and education projects in towns of 10,000 or fewer people. Annual deadline; application opens about six to eight weeks prior. Winners must hold a paid National Trust Forum or Main Street membership before funds are released.
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Tennessee state
USDA Rural Development – Tennessee State Office · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Lake County
- No match
- 54 past Tennessee awards
Grants to towns, tribes and nonprofits for projects that help small and emerging rural businesses grow or that support economic development planning in rural areas outside cities of 50,000 or more. Businesses and individuals cannot receive these grants directly.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 26, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Competitive grants for land protection, conservation planning, capacity building and community resilience across the Appalachian Trail landscape in its 14 states, including Tennessee.
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Corporate
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and KidsGardening · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Ten groups each get $20,000 to turn a vacant lot into a community garden. Nonprofits, schools, and churches can apply. Cities and towns cannot.
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Tennessee state
Delta Regional Authority · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 1 – Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $50K – $500K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Available in Lake County
- 11 past Tennessee awards
DRA's main grant program for public infrastructure, transportation, business development and workforce projects in the Delta region, which includes 21 West Tennessee counties. Applicants are encouraged to work with their local development district.
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Nonprofit
Youth Service America (YSA) with The Hershey Company · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $250 – $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Young people ages 5 to 25 can get $250 to $1,000 to lead a service project. Projects happen during Youth Service Month in April and May. Bigger grants need more youth volunteers.
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Federal
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 1 – Jul 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Lake County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 1 past Tennessee award
Rural Utilities Service expects to make 4 awards.
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Nonprofit
Reinvestment Fund (America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative, with USDA Rural Development) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 29 – Sep 18, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $200K – $3M
Should we apply? · Get ready
This program funds local, state or regional partnerships that lend money and give help to food stores and food suppliers. The goal is more healthy food in low-income places. Awards are large, from $200,000 to $3 million.
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Foundation
Ploughshares Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This family foundation in Highland Park, Illinois gives grants to charities. Its tax return lists a contact and says there are no deadlines or limits. Past Tennessee grants went to groups in Nashville and Franklin, like Thistle Farms.
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Foundation
The Fugitive Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Nashville foundation that lists a phone contact for grant requests on its tax return. It posts no deadlines or limits. Past grants went mostly to Nashville health clinics, shelters and service groups.
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Foundation
Robert Todd Carter Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This small foundation in Beaver, Pennsylvania gives grants to charities. Its tax return lists a contact and no deadlines or limits. Past Tennessee grants went mostly to West Tennessee groups, like a child abuse prevention center.
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