-
Foundation
Thackston Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
A Nashville-area family foundation for projects tied to Middle Tennessee, with a preference for Wilson County. It favors religious and educational themes. Requests are open, with no deadline.
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Foundation or nonprofit
Tennessee Baptist Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants up to $10,000 for new ministry projects of Tennessee Baptist churches and groups that cooperate with the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. The church must have half the cost already. A church can win once every three years.
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Nonprofit
The Pilcrow Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $800
Rural public libraries hit by a tornado, flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster can get $800 in new hardcover children's books. No local match is needed. You ask for the application by email or mail.
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Nonprofit
The Lisa Libraries · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The Lisa Libraries gives new children's books to groups in low-income or underserved U.S. areas. Books can start or rebuild a small library or go home with children. Small grassroots groups are a priority.
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Foundation
The Danner Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This Nashville family foundation gives grants to charities. It lists no deadline and no restrictions. Contact the foundation at the address on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return).
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Foundation
The Knapp Foundation (Bartlett, TN) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Bartlett, Tennessee foundation that reviews a letter of request with your background and financial statements. It lists no deadline or place limits. About 60% of past dollars went to Memphis-area groups, such as missions, children's homes and food banks.
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Foundation
The Rich Foundation (c/o Truxton Trust) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about May 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville foundation run through Truxton Trust that takes mailed requests due May 31 each year. It lists no area limits. Most past grants were small gifts to Nashville arts, history and health groups.
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Federal
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 16, 2026 · 35 days left
- Award
- Up to $250K
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention expects to make 2 awards of up to $250,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
Checked today against the source
-
Nonprofit
Tennessee Craft (with Tennessee Arts Commission) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 7, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,900
Pairs a Tennessee craft artist with a master artist for six months of one-on-one study. Apprentices get a $1,900 stipend for supplies, tools, and travel. Applicants must live in Tennessee and be 18 or older.
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Tennessee state
Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 11 days left
- Award
- $250K – $1M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 11 days left to apply
- 200 past Tennessee awards
Federal HOME-ARP grants for nonprofits and local governments to provide supportive services to people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or fleeing domestic violence or trafficking. Grants run January 2027 through June 2030.
Checked 7 days ago against the source
-
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.
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Corporate
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 26, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- $10K – $50K
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Grundy County, Hamilton County and 6 more counties
- No match
Pitch-competition grants for established for-profit small businesses (12+ months operating, 2-25 employees, revenue up to $2.5 million) in TVFCU's service area. Separate Chattanooga and Ocoee region contests each award a $50,000 grand prize, a $20,000...
Checked 7 days ago against the source
-
Local
Johnson City Development Authority · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $15K
- Local program: Carter County, Sullivan County, Washington County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Tax-increment-funded reimbursement grants for façade improvements to commercial and mixed-use buildings in Johnson City's downtown Redevelopment District, with priority for the Historic Overlay District. It reimburses half the cost of primary-façade work...
Checked 7 days ago against the source
-
Federal
United States Coast Guard · Department of Homeland Security · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 18 days left
- Award
- $400K – $12M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 5 past Tennessee awards
United States Coast Guard expects to make 55 awards of $400,000 to $12 million. Open to state government.
Checked today against the source
-
Local
Tennessee Farm Bureau (Agriculture in the Classroom) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $500
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Small grants for schools, 4-H clubs and FFA chapters that grow production crops or garden vegetables on or next to school grounds as an outdoor classroom. New gardens can get up to $500 with matching funds, ongoing gardens up to $250; projects need an...
Checked 7 days ago against the source
-
Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 16, 2026 · 65 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $150K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 11 past Tennessee awards
Fish and Wildlife Service expects to make 47 awards of $5,000 to $150,000. Open to state government.
Checked today against the source
-
Federal
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 19, 2026 · 38 days left
- Award
- $250K – $5M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 9 past Tennessee awards
Natural Resources Conservation Service expects to make 4 awards of $250,000 to $5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
Checked today against the source
-
Foundation
Mary G. K. Fox Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Greene County
This foundation gives grants only to charities in Greeneville and Greene County. There is no deadline. Contact the trustee in Knoxville listed on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return).
Checked 6 days ago against the source
-
Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Nov 1, 2030. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- $300K – $15M
- In Tennessee
- Population limit in the notice: “an urban area that has a population of 25,000 or more”. Check that yours qualifies
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 20 past Tennessee awards
National Park Service expects to make 35 awards of $300,000 to $15 million. Open to tribal government or state government.
Checked today against the source
-
Corporate
Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
The foundation of Ryman Hospitality Properties (Gaylord Opryland, the Grand Ole Opry, and the Ryman) takes online grant requests from 501(c)(3) organizations in communities near its properties, including Nashville. It focuses on arts and culture education,...
Checked 7 days ago against the source
