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Foundation
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 15 – Mar 27, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $100K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants help museums, art centers and other visual arts groups use less energy and switch to clean power. Small groups can get up to $20,000; big building projects can get up to $100,000. The visual arts must be central to your mission.
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Foundation
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 1 – May 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $15K – $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Writers who write about contemporary visual art can apply. Grants range from $15,000 to $50,000. Categories are articles, books, short-form writing and translation.
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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 2 – Feb 27, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Campbell County, Carter County and 21 more counties
Two-year grants up to $15,000 for arts organizations and arts programming in ETF's region; next awards in 2028.
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Local
Arts in Education & Business Council (Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Bradley County
- No match
Grants for arts-based and arts-integration projects in grades K-12 at Cleveland City Schools, Bradley County Schools, Bradley County home educators, and private schools that belong to the Chamber.
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Nonprofit
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $30K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 48 more counties
- No match
Pays $30,000 to nonprofits in Appalachian Tennessee counties that support folk arts and traditional culture. Money covers things most grants skip, like training, equipment, software, planning and marketing. Two Tennessee groups are picked each year.
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Nonprofit
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Benton County, Bledsoe County, Blount County and 69 more counties
- No match
Gives $5,000 to early-career traditional artists, like quilters, fiddlers or basket makers, plus workshops and a meeting with peers. Tennessee artists in Appalachian or Delta counties, or tribal members, can apply. Artists must be 18 or older.
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Foundation
Julia C. West Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hawkins County, Sullivan County
Grants for local education, arts and animal welfare work in the Kingsport area. Applications are welcome all year; the board reviews in the first half of the year. Awards for the 2027 cycle are expected in May 2027.
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Foundation
Nora Roberts Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small grants with literacy as the top priority, plus arts, children, social justice and environment. Groups near the foundation in Maryland get priority, but U.S. groups anywhere may apply. Average awards are $3,000 for groups outside its home area.
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Foundation
Christenberry-Anderson-Loomis Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Nashville family foundation that funds charity projects in education, health and the arts. There is no deadline; explain why you need the money. Recent grants went to groups in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and other states.
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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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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- $75K – $1M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 8 past Tennessee awards
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 35 awards of $75,000 to $1 million.
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Nonprofit
Pop Culture Collaborative · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $20K – $200K
This fund backs pop culture projects like TV, film, games and fan communities that reach over a million people. Anyone can send a short idea through its portal. Staff invite full proposals only for ideas that fit.
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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,...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $500K
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 16 awards of $5,000 to $500,000.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $75K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 18 past Tennessee awards
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 75 awards of $5,000 to $75,000.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- $25K – $1M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 14 past Tennessee awards
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 45 awards of $25,000 to $1 million.
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Federal
National Endowment for the Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 27 – Aug 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $820K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 48 past Tennessee awards
National Endowment for the Arts gives grants of up to $820,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- $50K – $150K
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 25 awards of $50,000 to $150,000. Open to tribal government.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- $6,000 – $10K
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 170 awards of $6,000 to $10,000. Open to tribal government.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- $50K – $150K
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 5 awards of $50,000 to $150,000.
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