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Foundation or nonprofit
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $2,500 – $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Seed money for preservation planning and education projects in towns of 10,000 or fewer people. Annual deadline; application opens about six to eight weeks prior. Winners must hold a paid National Trust Forum or Main Street membership before funds are released.
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Tennessee state
USDA Rural Development – Tennessee State Office · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 54 past Tennessee awards
Grants to towns, tribes and nonprofits for projects that help small and emerging rural businesses grow or that support economic development planning in rural areas outside cities of 50,000 or more. Businesses and individuals cannot receive these grants directly.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 26, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Competitive grants for land protection, conservation planning, capacity building and community resilience across the Appalachian Trail landscape in its 14 states, including Tennessee.
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United Way
United Way of Franklin County, TN · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Franklin County
United Way of Franklin County, TN funds local nonprofits that serve Franklin County residents. Grants cover one year, July 1 to June 30. The last round opened in November 2025 and closed January 31, 2026; paper applications only, mailed or hand-delivered.
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Corporate
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and KidsGardening · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Ten groups each get $20,000 to turn a vacant lot into a community garden. Nonprofits, schools, and churches can apply. Cities and towns cannot.
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Tennessee state
Delta Regional Authority · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 1 – Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $50K – $500K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Benton County, Carroll County, Chester County, Crockett County and 17 more counties
- 11 past Tennessee awards
DRA's main grant program for public infrastructure, transportation, business development and workforce projects in the Delta region, which includes 21 West Tennessee counties. Applicants are encouraged to work with their local development district.
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Nonprofit
Youth Service America (YSA) with The Hershey Company · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $250 – $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Young people ages 5 to 25 can get $250 to $1,000 to lead a service project. Projects happen during Youth Service Month in April and May. Bigger grants need more youth volunteers.
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Federal
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 1 – Jul 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 1 past Tennessee award
Rural Utilities Service expects to make 4 awards.
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Nonprofit
Main Street Union City, Inc. · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Obion County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Main Street Union City pays back up to $15,000 for building improvements in the downtown district. Owners must put in 25% of the cost. The 2026 round closed April 30.
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Nonprofit
Reinvestment Fund (America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative, with USDA Rural Development) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 29 – Sep 18, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $200K – $3M
Should we apply? · Get ready
This program funds local, state or regional partnerships that lend money and give help to food stores and food suppliers. The goal is more healthy food in low-income places. Awards are large, from $200,000 to $3 million.
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Nonprofit
Maury County Historical Society · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 15 – Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Maury County
- No match
Helps save historic places, objects and records in Maury County. Nonprofits, museums, the county archives, libraries, 100-year-old school buildings, and groups or people preserving county history can apply. Funded projects must be open to the public at...
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Local
Covenant Health · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Claiborne County, Cumberland County, Hamblen County and 4 more counties
Knoxville-based Covenant Health gives cash and in-kind support to local charitable and community groups across its East Tennessee service area. Priorities include care for underserved people, at-risk youth, mental health and substance use, disease...
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Corporate
Norfolk Southern · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due Aug 2, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Thriving Communities grants fund sustainability, workforce training and community resilience projects near Norfolk Southern rail lines. Public 501(c)(3) nonprofits can apply. The 2027 application window runs February 1 to August 2, 2027, at 5 p.m. ET.
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Nonprofit
National FFA Organization · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $500
FFA chapters can get up to $500 for a one-day service event. Middle school, high school and FFA alumni chapters can apply. Applications are due the first of each month.
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Association
Public Entity Partners (Tennessee local-government risk pool) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 18 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Tennessee cities and agencies insured by Public Entity Partners can get help paying for driver safety tools and training. It is a 50/50 matching grant. Motor vehicle record checks are paid at 100%, up to your limit.
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Foundation
Blair J. Wilson Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This Nashville trust gives grants to 501(c)(3) charities. There is no deadline. Contact the trust at the address on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return).
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Nonprofit
SeedMoney · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 31 days left
- Award
- $100 – $1,000
Gives $100 to $1,000 challenge grants to public food gardens, including school gardens. You run a 30-day online fundraiser and earn a bigger grant the more you raise. There are no platform fees.
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Local
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Fayette County, Shelby County
Memphis-based Methodist Le Bonheur takes online requests from nonprofits whose work fits its giving pillars of healthcare, education, sustainability, diversity and humanitarian aid. Requests can be for money or in-kind support, and it aims to answer within 30 days.
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Foundation
Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 36 more counties
Year-round grants for Middle Tennessee nonprofits working with young people or the environment. The first step is contacting Maddox staff. Requests are reviewed monthly.
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Tennessee state
USDA Rural Development – Tennessee State Office · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- 68 past Tennessee awards
Long-term, low-interest loans, sometimes paired with grants, for drinking water, sewer, solid waste and storm drainage systems serving rural areas and towns of 10,000 or fewer that cannot get reasonable commercial credit.
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