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Foundation
The Herb Block Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jun 2, 2027 · 237 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
One-year grants of $5,000 to $25,000 for nonpartisan citizen education and voter participation projects. Nonprofits anywhere in the U.S. may apply. Letters of inquiry are due June 2, 2027.
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Private
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 4, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $30K – $150K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
Supports community partnerships for wetland, riparian, urban forest and stormwater restoration with education and outreach. The 2026 RFP named priority Tennessee cities and counties. Needs at least a 1:0.75 match to compete.
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Local
VFW Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $500 – $1,500
- ✓ Available in Wayne County
Reimburses VFW Posts, Districts and Auxiliaries, including those in Tennessee, $500 to $1,500 for community service projects their members carry out. Applicants complete the project first and then apply with proof of spending.
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Local
VFW Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $500 – $2,500
- ✓ Available in Wayne County
Reimburses VFW Posts $500 to $2,500 for building repairs and equipment that restore or improve the post's ability to serve veterans and the community. A post can receive this grant once every three years.
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Foundation
A.J. Muste Foundation for Peace & Justice · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Next cycle opens early 2027 (exact date not posted). (the funder's words)
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Grants for grassroots groups organizing for systemic change. Most awards are about $5,000, up to $10,000. Groups need a budget under $250,000.
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Foundation
Levitt Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 43 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Nonprofits can get up to $5,000 for a free outdoor festival in 2027. The festival must feature paid professional musicians. It must run at least four hours in a public space.
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Corporate
Cisco / Cisco Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $100K
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Cisco takes letters of inquiry all year from nonprofits using technology to solve community problems. First-time grants can be up to $100,000. You take a short eligibility quiz first, then send a letter of inquiry.
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Foundation
Nashville Predators Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 92 days left
- Award
- $500 – $10K
- ✓ Available in Wayne County
Annual grants for specific projects, durable goods, or one-time programs that benefit youth and families in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Charities and government agencies may submit one application per cycle; general operating costs, salaries, capital...
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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
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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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Private
National Forest Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 4, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
Annual national grants that build collaborative capacity for forest stewardship. Open to nonprofits, Tribes, local governments and colleges or universities.
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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
- ✓ Available in Wayne County
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 (the funder's words)
- Award
- Up to $15K
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- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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 (the funder's words)
- Award
- Up to $15K
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- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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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Private
Henry Luce Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
All Luce programs accept unsolicited Concept Notes through an online portal, reviewed within eight weeks. Selected applicants develop full proposals for board meetings in March, June and November.
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Foundation
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Funds 501(c)(3) public charities that support constitutional government, free markets, civil society and informed citizens. Start with a short letter of inquiry at any time. Invited full applications have four yearly deadlines.
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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 Wayne 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
Dr. Bronner's Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Funds groups working on the root causes of harm faced by migrants and refugees. Any 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored group may send a 500-word letter of inquiry. Full proposals are by invitation after that.
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Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
Mellon takes short funding inquiries year round for its Humanities in Place program. It funds museums, historic sites and community groups that share overlooked local history and culture. Staff review inquiries and invite the best fits to send a full proposal.
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Private
U.S. Soccer Foundation and Musco Sports Lighting · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 84 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
Funding for Musco sports lighting projects, including the Mini-Pitch System and soccer field lighting of all sizes. Applicants first obtain a Musco budget estimate, then apply; reviews occur at quarterly deadlines.
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Foundation
Terra Foundation for American Art · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $25K – $100K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Wayne County (nationwide program)
Grants help museums and community cultural groups plan or carry out new ways to show their American art collections. Planning grants are about $25,000 to $75,000. Building grants go up to $100,000.
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