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Nonprofit
Peace Development Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $1,500
Quick grants of up to $1,500 for sudden organizing chances in poor urban and rural communities. Groups without 501(c)(3) status may apply. Proposals are taken all year.
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Nonprofit
Southern Partners Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $3,500
Small grants for rural grassroots organizing in 12 Southern states, including Tennessee. Money can pay for small projects, training, planning or travel. Groups may ask twice a year, up to $3,500 total.
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Foundation or nonprofit
The Episcopal Church - United Thank Offering · Open
- Deadline
- Due Feb 5, 2027 · 116 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants for Episcopal churches and dioceses to meet the unique needs of their local communities. U.S. applicants first send materials to their bishop by December 4, 2026. Final applications are due February 5, 2027.
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Nonprofit
The Pollination Project · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $500
One-time seed grants of up to $500 for people starting projects that make their community kinder. Individuals and informal groups anywhere may apply. Group budgets must be under $50,000 and projects under $10,000.
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Utility / co-op
Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. (Southwest Members Care) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 80 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Local program: Chester County, Crockett County, Fayette County, Hardeman County and 7 more counties
Round-up grants of up to $10,000 a year per organization for community projects in Southwest Tennessee EMC's service area. Individuals can't apply directly, and normal school-budget items aren't funded, though PTOs and open youth groups may qualify.
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Community foundation
South Cumberland Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Franklin County, Grundy County, Marion County
Small, non-competitive grants for strengthening an organization's internal systems, such as AmeriCorps host fees, pilot projects, planning, strategic planning, board or website development. Applications are accepted any time and decided case by case; the...
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Foundation or nonprofit
ELCA Southeastern Synod · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 27, 2026 · 46 days left
- Award
- Up to $7,000
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants for outreach projects by ELCA Lutheran congregations in the Southeastern Synod, which includes Tennessee. Outreach grants go up to $7,000 with a congregation match. Linn Fund grants up to $5,000 help new and renewing congregations.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - Self-Development of People (SDOP) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants for community groups of low-income people who own and run their own projects. There are no deadlines, and review can take up to six months. Three letters of recommendation are required.
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Corporate
Norfolk Southern · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
This program gives Norfolk Southern materials, not cash, to groups with projects that match the company's focus areas. It is open all year with no deadline. Apply online through the Norfolk Southern grant programs page.
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Utility / co-op
Middle Tennessee Electric (SharingChange) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Cannon County, Rutherford County, Williamson County, Wilson County
Middle Tennessee Electric members' round-up donations fund grants to local charities and community organizations in MTE's service area. Schools and school support groups, government agencies, political causes, and expressly religious organizations are not eligible.
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Utility / co-op
Upper Cumberland EMC (UCEMC Cares) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: DeKalb County, Jackson County, Overton County, Putnam County and 1 more counties
Monthly round-up grants from Upper Cumberland Electric members to local organizations such as fire departments, booster clubs, museums, and charities. Organizations apply with the Organization/Agency application.
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Utility / co-op
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VECustomers Share) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Cumberland County, Fentress County and 13 more counties
Volunteer Energy Cooperative members round up their bills to fund grants for community organizations and projects in VEC's service area, reviewed monthly by a volunteer board. Individuals cannot apply directly, and public schools, religious organizations,...
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Local
City of Knoxville Office of Neighborhood Empowerment · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $500 – $6,500
- Local program: Knox County
Grants of $500-$5,000 (up to $6,500 for partnerships) for resident-led neighborhood groups in Knoxville to carry out projects during 2027. A representative had to attend one of the mandatory pre-application workshops held in September 2026.
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Utility / co-op
Mountain Electric Cooperative (Operation Pocket Change) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Local program: Carter County, Johnson County, Unicoi County
Mountain Electric members' round-up donations fund one-time grants to charitable groups in the co-op's area for specific projects or equipment, such as gear for volunteer fire departments and rescue squads, youth programs, and food or clothing programs....
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Community foundation
South Cumberland Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Franklin County, Grundy County, Marion County
A summer collaborative grant round for the South Cumberland Plateau. The 2026 round, called the Yellow Ribbon Initiative, seeks projects on addiction prevention, recovery, or re-entry after jail or prison. No deadline or award size is posted, so contact the fund.
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Local
Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
Program grants for local efforts that meet new needs in Nashville's Jewish community. Programs must be open to the whole Jewish community, and funding is for programs only.
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Local
Memphis Jewish Federation (Jewish Community Partners) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Up to $25K
- Local program: Shelby County
Reimbursement grants for new or substantially redesigned programs that serve the Memphis Jewish community. Applicants send a letter of intent first, and selected groups are invited to submit a full application and present to the committee.
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Local
Sertoma Club of Nashville · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
A civic club that grants money to Nashville-area nonprofits year-round through a short online application. The club favors projects where its members can also volunteer.
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Community foundation
The Generosity Trust (Young Givers Circle) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 3, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Local program: Hamilton County
A Christian young-adult giving circle in Chattanooga that awards one $5,000 grant each quarter for a specific one-time need at a small or mid-sized nonprofit or church. Leaders choose three finalists, who pitch to members for a vote.
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Local
ELCA Southeastern Synod · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 49 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Cocke County, Cumberland County and 10 more counties
About $10,000 a year in grants for Lutheran ministry projects in Tennessee from Chattanooga eastward. An East Tennessee group reviews requests. Applications are due November 30. Only congregations in the synod's Conference 6 (East Tennessee) can apply.
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