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Nonprofit
AdoptAClassroom.org · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $500
Teachers with a free AdoptAClassroom.org classroom page can apply for $500 grants for supplies. The fall round helps students in special education and English learners.
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Nonprofit
Little Free Library · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Gives free Little Free Library book-sharing boxes to people and groups in places where books are hard to find. The box must be open to everyone. Applications are reviewed every month.
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Foundation
M A Rikard Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A family trust that gives to charities. Send a letter with a copy of your IRS 501(c)(3) letter; there is no deadline. Most grants go to Alabama groups, with some in Nashville and Franklin.
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Foundation
Nat R & Martha M Knaster Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A family trust that gives to charities, colleges and Jewish groups. Send a plain letter request; there is no deadline. Most grants go to New York and Florida groups, with some in Nashville and Knoxville.
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Nonprofit
Friends of the Morton Museum (Morton Museum of Collierville History, Town of Collierville) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $500
- Local program: Shelby County
The Friends of the Morton Museum repay local schools up to $500 for buses to museum field trips. Trips include 3rd-grade community and 5th-grade Civil War programs. Contact the museum to ask.
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Foundation
Hillsdale Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Greensboro, North Carolina family fund that reviews applications twice a year, in spring and fall. Send a completed application with your IRS tax-exempt letter. Ask the fund for this year's deadlines.
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Corporate
Georgia-Pacific · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Madison County, Wilson County
Georgia-Pacific gives grants in towns where it has manufacturing plants. It funds education, community needs, small business growth and the environment. Groups must pass an online eligibility quiz, then apply online.
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Corporate
Daimler Truck North America · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Daimler Truck North America gives donations to nonprofits in places where its workers live and work. It focuses on education, environment, health and safety, and disaster relief. Nonprofits request support through an online form.
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Utility / co-op
American Electric Power (AEP) / Appalachian Power · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $100 – $500
- Local program: Hawkins County, Sullivan County
Small grants of $100 to $500 for preK-12 teachers who live or teach in an AEP service area. In Tennessee, that is the Kingsport area served by Appalachian Power. Teachers apply through a school form or an individual form.
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Corporate
Colonial Pipeline Company · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County, Hamilton County, Knox County
Colonial Pipeline gives to nonprofits in communities along its fuel pipeline, including its Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville sites. It funds education, public safety, the environment and community engagement. School STEM requests near its pipeline get...
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Federal
Environmental Protection Agency · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- Up to $7.8M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 4 days left to apply
Environmental Protection Agency expects to make 15 awards of up to $7.8 million.
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Corporate
Unum Group · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hamilton County
Unum funds nonprofits that help disadvantaged students, improve mental health and other health needs, and respond to disasters. Groups near Unum's home offices, including Chattanooga, get priority. Requests are taken year-round, but contact the local Unum...
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Federal
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $700K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 57 past Tennessee awards
National Aeronautics and Space Administration expects to make 52 awards of up to $700,000.
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Federal
Washington Headquarters Services · Department of Defense · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Feb 8, 2028. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- $100K – $10M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 1 past Tennessee award
Washington Headquarters Services gives grants of $100,000 to $10 million.
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Federal
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education · Department of Labor · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 10, 2026 · 30 days left
- Award
- $400K – $8M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 103 past Tennessee awards
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education expects to make 4 awards of $400,000 to $8 million. Open to school district.
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Local
Vanderbilt University (Community Relations) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 14, 2026 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Davidson County
Vanderbilt gives program support, event sponsorships and in-kind help to Davidson County nonprofits working on K-12 and adult education, arts and humanities, social services, and child and youth development. The spring cycle covers events and programs...
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Nonprofit
Arts Midwest (with the National Endowment for the Arts) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens fall 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- $5,000 – $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Matching grants of $5,000 to $20,000 for a community-wide reading program built around one book. Public libraries, schools, colleges, and nonprofits can apply. Groups that are not libraries must partner with a library.
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Foundation
Believe in Reading · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens October 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Believe in Reading funds proven literacy programs run by nonprofits, schools and public libraries. Reading must be the main activity, for any age, including adult literacy and English learning. It does not pay for buildings, textbooks or general operating costs.
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Nonprofit
ProLiteracy Worldwide · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 1, 2026 · due Jan 4, 2027
- Award
- Up to $6,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants up to $6,000 for nonprofits that teach adults to read, write and do math. Money can pay staff, teacher stipends, supplies or rent. There are four rounds each year.
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Association
Association for Library Service to Children / Young Adult Library Services Association (American Library Association) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 51 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
A $1,000 award for a librarian with a creative literacy project for youth ages 10 to 19. You do not need to be an ALA member to apply, but the winner must join ALA/YALSA, and the grant can pay that cost.
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