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Nonprofit
Knights Templar Eye Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 15, 2027 · 96 days left
- Award
- Up to $100K
KTEF gives early-career eye researchers up to $100,000 for one year of research on blinding diseases in babies and children. Research must be done at a U.S. university or public health agency. Applications are due January 15, 2027.
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Nonprofit
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $110K
AFTD gives one-year pilot grants of $110,000 for research that improves life for people with frontotemporal dementia and their caregivers. Applicants need a faculty or similar post at a nonprofit or university. Applications are due October 30, 2026.
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Corporate
Toyota Motor North America · Open
- Deadline
- Due May 1, 2027 · 202 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Carroll County, Madison County, Shelby County
Toyota gives grants for local needs near its Jackson, Tennessee plant, plus STEM education and job readiness. 501(c)(3) nonprofits, state or local government groups, and public schools can apply online. Deadlines are May 1 and October 1 each year.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jun 18, 2027 · 250 days left
- Award
- $4,900 – $16K
PLTW gives grants to schools starting a PLTW STEM program for the first time in 2027-28. Public, charter and private nonprofit schools can apply. Grants cover PLTW yearly fees and teacher training. Awards are made twice a month until funds run out.
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Corporate
Zendesk Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Zendesk gives nonprofits free customer-service software and cash grants of $5,000 to $50,000. It funds community building, crisis response and tech career work. The 2026 round closed July 15, 2026.
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Corporate
UCOR (United Cleanup Oak Ridge) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Campbell County, Knox County, Loudon County and 4 more counties
UCOR gives mini-grants of $1,000 to $2,000 for STEM projects in K-12 schools. Teachers and schools in Anderson, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, and Union counties can apply with principal approval. The 2026 deadline was August 7.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Lockheed Martin · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 54 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
Lockheed Martin and PLTW give $10,000 grants to public and charter schools across the U.S. Schools can start or grow PLTW Gateway, Computer Science or Engineering classes in 2027-28.
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Foundation
Simons Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 32 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Institutional grants that give junior tenure-track HBCU faculty more research time. Each HBCU may nominate up to four fellows in math, neuroscience, physics, or ecology and evolution.
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Corporate
Google Cloud · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Google Cloud gives research credits worth up to $5,000 for computing power. Faculty, PhD students and postdocs at colleges or nonprofit research institutes can apply. Credits last one year.
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Nonprofit
ARRL Foundation (American Radio Relay League) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
The ARRL Foundation gives small grants to radio clubs and other groups for ham radio teaching, licensing and youth projects. Grants are usually up to $3,000, and up to $5,000 in 2026. Emergency communications gear is not funded.
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Corporate
The Home Depot Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 11 – Jun 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $199K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Retool Your School gives grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities to remodel or build campus spaces for students. Schools apply online at retoolyourschool.com during the yearly window. The 2026 window ran May 11 to June 7 and is now closed.
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Nonprofit
American Diabetes Association · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 2 – May 19, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
This program gives long-term research money and mentoring to promising early-career diabetes scientists. Each U.S. research institution may nominate up to two people. The applicant is named by their institution, then applies.
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Corporate
UT-Battelle / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Roane County
ORNL and its manager UT-Battelle give grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and schools twice a year. Groups in Oak Ridge and nearby counties get priority. Focus areas are STEM, economic development, the environment, and civic and cultural programs.
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Corporate
Wacker Polysilicon North America (WACKER) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
WACKER's Charleston, Tennessee polysilicon plant gives to nonprofits working on science and math education, the environment and technology. A company committee reviews requests twice a year. Each group may send one request per calendar year.
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Corporate
Shaw Industries Group · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hamilton County, Marion County
Shaw, the flooring maker, gives money and product grants where its workers live and work. It favors engineering or manufacturing STEM education, job training and United Way agencies. The next 2026 deadline is November 1; the average grant was about $1,500.
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Jun 23, 2028. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Up to $8M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 861 past Tennessee awards
National Institutes of Health expects to make 5 awards of up to $8 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Nonprofit
American Veterinary Medical Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 1, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $150K
Practicing veterinarians can apply for up to $150,000 to test lower-cost ways to diagnose or treat common dog illnesses. Results must be usable right away in everyday vet clinics. One grant is given each year.
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Nonprofit
Rockefeller Archive Center · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Pays travel and lodging for short research visits to the Rockefeller Archive Center in New York. The Paul Engel award gives up to $5,000; the Paul Ehrlich stipend gives up to $4,000. Researchers at any level, from any country, may apply.
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Health foundation
Muscular Dystrophy Association · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 15, 2027 · 96 days left
- Award
- Up to $500K
Funds a team workshop on a neuromuscular disease question, then follow-on research. MDA gives up to $500,000 per project. The lead applicant must be at a U.S. institution.
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Association
Air & Space Forces Association · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 15, 2026 · 65 days left
- Award
- Up to $600
K-12 teachers can apply for a small grant for an aerospace or STEM classroom project. About 40 grants are given each year. Awards are announced in February.
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