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Nonprofit
Community LIFT · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Grants for Memphis community development corporations (CDCs) to cover early project costs. Uses include site studies, design plans, and community outreach. Applications are taken any time.
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Foundation
Wright Charitable Trust (c/o Carroll Bank & Trust) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Carroll County
Bank-managed trust that only funds groups that benefit the town of Huntingdon. Civic groups apply through the trustee, and a committee decides as needs come up.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 18 days left
- Award
- Up to $400K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Helps water and sewer systems in distressed counties, or on the state's financially distressed utility list, pay for mapping, modeling, system analysis, asset management plans, and regionalization studies. The studies are meant to set up future CDBG, SRF,...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Supplies the local match for economically distressed or at-risk communities that are applying for a large federal or state grant they could not otherwise afford to match. Communities apply to TNECD before submitting the main application and receive a...
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Feb 5, 2027 · 116 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 61 past Tennessee awards
Tennessee's formula share of AmeriCorps funding, awarded by Volunteer Tennessee to new and recompeting local AmeriCorps programs. A notice of intent comes first, then the full application.
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 4 days left to apply
- 61 past Tennessee awards
Federal AmeriCorps funds, run through Volunteer Tennessee, for nonprofits and public agencies to operate AmeriCorps programs in disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environment, health and veterans. Competitive and Education Award Program...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 10, 2026 · 59 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
A reimbursable grant helps communities prepare publicly owned industrial sites for state certification. A site must be judged an eligible candidate after a visit by the state's consultant. Step 1 certification applications for the Winter 2027 round are due...
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Utility / co-op
Paris Board of Public Utilities Trust, Inc. (Paris BPU Round Up) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Henry County
Paris BPU customers round up their bills, raising about $7,500 a month. A trust board gives the money to nonprofits in Paris and Henry County. Groups must meet the trust's funding guidelines; contact Paris BPU to ask how to apply.
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Nonprofit
Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $25K
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
Property owners and tenants in the Memphis Medical District can get help paying for building fronts, signs, lighting, fencing, sidewalks and build-outs. The current page offers up to $25,000 per project, up to $12,500 each for owner and tenant. A committee...
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Nonprofit
Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $3,500
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
Small developers, small businesses and property owners in the Memphis Medical District can get up to $3,500 for early planning costs. This can cover feasibility studies, financial models and site design. The whole project must cost at least $10,000.
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Local
Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 1, 2027 · 171 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 29 more counties
Grants for social ministries and church expansion in the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee. Requests must be sponsored by a parish, commission, or Bishop and Council. Applications are due April 1 and September 1.
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Utility / co-op
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA Economic Development) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
TVA gives InvestPrep grants to help get industrial sites and buildings ready for new jobs. Communities work with a TVA Economic Development area representative to see if a site qualifies. Amounts are not posted; ask TVA.
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Foundation
Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Chattanooga family trust that gives to charities. Send a letter that explains why you need the money. Recent grants went mostly to Chattanooga and Atlanta groups, many of them Jewish community groups.
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Local
Town of Jonesborough · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $2,500
- Local program: Washington County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
The Town of Jonesborough pays back half the cost of fixing the front of downtown historic buildings, up to $2,500. Owners of commercial or mixed-use buildings in the Downtown Historic District can apply. Work must be approved before it starts.
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Local
City of Elizabethton · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 13, 2026 · 1 day left
- Award
- Up to $7,500
- Local program: Carter County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 1 day left to apply
The City of Elizabethton pays back up to half the cost of outside repairs to downtown buildings, up to $7,500. Property and business owners in the Main Street District can apply. The building must have a street-level shop or service open to the public.
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Local
City of La Vergne (Finance Department / Board of Mayor and Aldermen) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 15, 2027 · 154 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Rutherford County
The City of La Vergne gives grant money to 501(c)(3) groups. Send a letter saying what the money is for and how much you need. Requests are due by March 15 each year.
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Local
City of Clarksville Neighborhood & Community Services · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Montgomery County
Clarksville uses federal CDBG money to pay for building and facility projects that serve low- and moderate-income residents. Nonprofits, public housing agencies and other public bodies may send proposals at any time of year.
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Local
City of Lakeland · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $500 – $1,000
- Local program: Shelby County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Lakeland gives $500 to $1,000 for public-facing neighborhood projects like landscaping, entry signs, and community gardens. Neighborhood groups and HOAs inside city limits can apply. Funds are paid back after the work is done.
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Nonprofit
Celebrate Munford, Inc. · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 24, 2026 · 12 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- Local program: Tipton County
- Only 12 days left to apply
Celebrate Munford shares money raised at its yearly festival with groups that serve Munford and Tipton County. Requests can be up to $1,000. Mail the paper application by October 24, 2026.
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Local
Shelby County Board of Commissioners · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Shelby County commissioners can sponsor grants for 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), civic, or government groups whose projects help county residents. A commissioner must be actively involved with your group. Apply online and expect at least 30 days for review.
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