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Private
Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
This program helps U.S. military members, veterans and first responders with physical injuries stay active in sports. Applications are taken all year. Decisions usually come within 60 days.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 9, 2026 · due Dec 18, 2026
- Award
- Up to $200K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Shelby County
Operating support for large, long-established Tennessee arts organizations with at least three straight years of operating revenue above $1 million. Requests are capped at 15% of the prior year's cash operating expenses.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 9, 2026 · due Dec 18, 2026
- Award
- Up to $100K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Shelby County
Operating support for qualified arts organizations chartered and headquartered in Tennessee, including government local arts agencies. Requests are capped at 20% of the prior year's cash operating expenses.
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Foundation
Universal Music All Together Now Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
The charity arm of record label Universal Music Group gives general operating grants to nonprofits. There is no set form or deadline. Past Tennessee grants went to music, youth and family groups in Memphis and Nashville.
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Foundation
The Lawrence Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $10K
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
A family foundation that gives program and general operating grants anywhere in the US. It funds environment and human services work, plus some disaster relief. Most grants are $5,000 to $10,000.
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Foundation
The Shubert Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 3, 2026 · 56 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Nonprofit theaters can apply for general operating support. Applications are due December 3, 2026. Take the online eligibility quiz first.
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Foundation
Clif Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $50K
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
This foundation gives general operating grants to small and mid-size nonprofits. Typical grants are $5,000 to $50,000 for one year. It reviews applications twice a year.
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Federal
DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Department of Transportation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 18 – Jun 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $200K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) grant program provides
financial assistance to organizations that provide CMV operator training to future CDL holders in
the safe use of commercial motor vehicles. The program priority is...
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Foundation
The Shubert Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
Nonprofit dance companies and arts-related groups can apply for general operating support. Applications are due October 14, 2026. Take the online eligibility quiz first.
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Federal
DOT Federal Highway Administration · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 9, 2026 · 1 day left
- Award
- Up to $60M
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 1 day left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 12
The intent of the PROTECT Competitive Grant Program is to fund projects to improve the resilience of the surface transportation system, including highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail. Program goals include protecting:...
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Corporate
Whirlpool Corporation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
Whirlpool gives products, sponsorships, and grants for safe, healthy homes and strong neighborhoods. Nonprofits must be 501(c)(3)s within 20 miles of a Whirlpool site; schools, churches, fire and police departments, and sports teams are excluded. Send...
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Federal
Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor · Opening soon
- Deadline
- The funder's estimated date (Sep 26, 2024) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $9M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 51 — including your county
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) intends to award a cooperative agreement to the Center for Employment Security Education and Research (CESER) for continued operations of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Center of Excellence...
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Private
ProLiteracy Worldwide · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 1, 2026 · due about Jan 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $6,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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
National Endowment for the Humanities · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Mar 3 – Apr 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1.7M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 3
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Federal/State Partnership is accepting applications for State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants for NEH’s designated humanities councils. State and...
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 43 days left
- Award
- Up to $4M
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 3
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism. This opportunity will support state, local, and tribal government efforts to reduce...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 9, 2026 · due Dec 18, 2026
- Award
- Up to $45K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Shelby County
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Operating support for smaller arts organizations chartered in one of Tennessee's urban counties. New applicants must email a program director to request entry before applying.
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Private
Charter School Growth Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $250K – $750K
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
General operating grants of $250,000 to $750,000 for nonprofits running strong public charter schools. It is for groups that plan to open one to three more schools in two years. Applications are taken September to November.
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Private
Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 5 – May 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Shelby County
General operating grants for groups protecting the safety and rights of Black girls and women in 13 Southern states, including Tennessee. Work can cover violence, health or the justice system. Budgets must be under $1 million.
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Foundation
The Almar Foundation (Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
This New Orleans family foundation gives operating grants to charities. Call the foundation manager for the form; there is no deadline and the board approves each grant. Most past grants went to Louisiana groups.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 24 – Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $316K – $2.2M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 48 — including your county
This funding program supports the operation of State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) in the 50 states, 5 territories, 3 Freely Associated States, and District of Columbia within allowable program areas as described in the National Historic...
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