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Education foundation
PLUS (Plus Endowment) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 21, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Henry County
PLUS funds creative classroom projects for educators in Henry County Schools and Paris Special School District. Teachers can apply alone or as a group, and a panel scores grants without names. The 2026 deadline was September 21.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Caterpillar Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $30K
- Local program: Davidson County
Caterpillar Foundation and PLTW fund public and charter schools within 15 miles of Nashville. Schools can start or grow PLTW Computer Science or Engineering. Schools with many low-income students get priority.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with John Deere Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $35K
- Local program: Greene County
John Deere Foundation and PLTW fund schools within 40 miles of the John Deere site in Greeneville. Schools can start or grow any PLTW program. At least half of students must get free or reduced lunch, or the school must be very rural.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Arconic Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 54 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $15K
- Local program: Blount County, Knox County, Loudon County, Monroe County and 1 more counties
Arconic Foundation and PLTW fund public and charter schools in five East Tennessee counties. Schools can start or grow PLTW Launch, Gateway, Computer Science or Engineering. Schools with many low-income students get priority.
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Nonprofit
Pulitzer Center · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds reporting on artificial intelligence and surveillance technology and how they affect communities. Staff and freelance journalists may apply. Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis.
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Nonprofit
Pulitzer Center · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds reporting projects built on data analysis. Freelance data journalists, staff journalists, and newsroom teams may apply. Applications are reviewed first come, first served.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Feb 10, 2027 · 122 days left
- Award
- From $550
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 63 past Tennessee awards
A grant from U.S. National Science Foundation. Anyone can apply.
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Health foundation
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $250K – $5M
Funds work to develop new Parkinson's drugs and therapies. Awards range from $250,000 to $5 million or more. Applications are taken on a rolling basis.
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Federal
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Department of Commerce · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 23 – Jun 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
National Institute of Standards and Technology expects to make 1 award.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Regeneron · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 54 days left
- Award
- $10K – $35K
- Local program: Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Maury County and 6 more counties
Regeneron and PLTW fund public and charter schools in ten Middle Tennessee counties. Schools can start or grow a PLTW Biomedical Science program. New programs get $35,000 over two years.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 51 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 63 past Tennessee awards
A grant from U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Corporate
Toshiba America Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 51 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Middle and high school teachers can ask for up to $5,000 for a project-based STEM idea. You can apply four times a year. Summer, club, and after-school projects are not funded.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Sep 30, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 63 past Tennessee awards
A grant from U.S. National Science Foundation. Anyone can apply.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Oct 7, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 116 past Tennessee awards
A grant from U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Corporate
BWX Technologies (BWXT) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 15, 2026 · 65 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Roane County, Unicoi County, Washington County
BWXT funds nonprofits that build tomorrow's workforce and improve life near its sites, including Erwin, Jonesborough, and Oak Ridge. Recognized U.S. charities apply through the online form. Deadlines are December 15, March 31, June 30, and September 30.
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Federal
Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy · Department of Energy · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Sep 29, 2029. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- $5M – $20M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 51 past Tennessee awards
Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy gives grants of $5 million to $20 million. Anyone can apply.
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Federal
National Institute of Justice · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 16, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- Up to $5.9M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 10 past Tennessee awards
National Institute of Justice expects to make 4 awards of up to $5.9 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Department of Commerce · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
A grant from National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Nonprofit
Launch Tennessee (Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 15, 2027 · 96 days left
- Award
- $1,500 – $15K
Small grants for faculty and staff researchers at TTAC member universities to take early inventions toward commercial use. An invention disclosure must be filed with the institution. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until January 15, 2027 or...
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Utility / co-op
American Electric Power (AEP) / Appalachian Power · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $250 – $6,000
- Local program: Hawkins County, Sullivan County
AEP funds elementary through high school FIRST robotics teams in its service area. Grants run from $250 to $6,000 depending on the program level. Tennessee teams in the Kingsport area served by Appalachian Power can apply.
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