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Nonprofit
Speculative Literature Foundation (with DesiLit) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Up to $1,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- No match
A $1,500 yearly grant for a South Asian or South Asian diaspora writer of speculative fiction. Winners are named in March. It is free to apply.
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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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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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Association
Association for Library Service to Children / Young Adult Library Services Association (American Library Association) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- No match
A $1,000 award for a librarian with a creative literacy project for youth ages 10 to 19. You do not need to be an ALA member to apply, but the winner must join ALA/YALSA, and the grant can pay that cost.
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Education foundation
Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 16, 2026
- Award
- $250 – $2,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- No match
Gives $250 to $2,500 to groups that run bird and nature learning events. Community-led ideas that reach people new to birding get priority. The form is simple and no formal proposal is needed.
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Corporate
Norfolk Southern · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due Aug 2, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Thriving Communities grants fund sustainability, workforce training and community resilience projects near Norfolk Southern rail lines. Public 501(c)(3) nonprofits can apply. The 2027 application window runs February 1 to August 2, 2027, at 5 p.m. ET.
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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Available in Montgomery County
A set of focused CFMT funds - animal welfare, performing arts, visual arts, and youth team activities - that open each January. Caps are $15,000 for animal welfare and each arts fund and $5,000 for the Sports Fund; 501(c)(3)s and government entities may apply.
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Corporate
DoorDash (with Global Entrepreneurship Network) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens When the fund is activated (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- No match
DoorDash gives $5,000 grants to small local businesses hurt by a declared natural disaster. Each disaster fund opens for about 4 to 6 weeks. DoorDash merchants get priority.
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Federal
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- The funder's estimated date (Aug 15, 2025) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1.5M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- No match
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health expects to make 1 award of up to $1.5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 19, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 2 past Tennessee awards
Rural Utilities Service expects to make 20 awards of up to $20 million.
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Federal
Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 14, 2027 · due about Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- No match
- 56 past Tennessee awards
Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP expects to make 3 awards. Anyone can apply.
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Federal
Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 4, 2027 · due about May 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $200K – $250K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 8 past Tennessee awards
Administration for Community Living expects to make 7 awards of $200,000 to $250,000. Anyone can apply.
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Local
United Way of Greater Nashville · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens in two years (after 2025-2027 cycle) (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Available in Montgomery County
Multi-year program funding for health and human services nonprofits serving low-to-moderate income residents in UWGN's nine-county area, focused on education, economic mobility, health and basic needs. Applicants must first pass an Agency Eligibility...
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Local
CMC Education Foundation (Clarksville-Montgomery County) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 19, 2026 · due Oct 30, 2026
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Available in Montgomery County
Small grants to Clarksville-Montgomery County schools for staff-morale efforts open to all employees, such as appreciation-week meals or food trucks. A school may request $15 per full-time employee; only CMCSS schools may apply this year.
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Federal
Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 23, 2027 · due about Mar 23, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $100K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- No match
- 72 past Tennessee awards
Health Resources and Services Administration expects to make 10 awards of up to $100,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 20, 2026 · due about May 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $300K – $500K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Administration for Community Living expects to make 10 awards of $300,000 to $500,000. Open to state government.
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Federal
Centers for Disease Control-GHC · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 14, 2026 · due about Feb 12, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- No match
- 5 past Tennessee awards
Centers for Disease Control-GHC expects to make 1 award. Anyone can apply.
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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (The Women's Fund) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Available in Montgomery County
Unrestricted operating grants for groups helping women and girls in Middle Tennessee with health, safety, money stability, and growth. Groups 3 years or older may ask up to $20,000; newer groups up to $5,000. Applications open January 1-31.
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Foundation
Two Mauds, Inc. · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 1, 2027 · due about Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Available in Montgomery County
Two Mauds gives small groups money for spay and neuter work in and near the Appalachian region. Groups must have a budget of $250,000 or less. Grants are up to $10,000 a year.
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Federal
Veterans Employment and Training Service · Department of Labor · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 29, 2027 · due about Mar 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $150K – $500K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Montgomery County
- No match
- 1 past Tennessee award
Veterans Employment and Training Service expects to make 31 awards of $150,000 to $500,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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