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Nonprofit
The NEA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $5,000
NEA member educators can get up to $5,000 for project-based learning about cultures, civic life, and fairness. Support staff such as counselors and aides may also apply.
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- $10K – $26M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 15 past Tennessee awards
Fish and Wildlife Service expects to make 10 awards of $10,000 to $26 million. Open to state government.
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Foundation
ECMC Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
ECMC Foundation funds projects that help underserved students finish college or career-technical credentials. Nonprofits, colleges, and government agencies can send a letter of inquiry any time. Strong ideas are invited to send a full proposal.
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Nonprofit
Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 2, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Up to $75K
Grants for education projects that help people with spinal cord injury or disease, their families, and caregivers. Funds consumer and caregiver education, training for health workers, and conferences. Project grants can reach $75,000 for one year.
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Nonprofit
Monarch Watch (University of Kansas) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
Sends schools and education nonprofits a free flat of 32 native milkweed plants for a butterfly garden. Awards go in the order applications arrive. You need a site photo, garden plan and a support letter.
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Nonprofit
Rural Schools Collaborative · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $2,500
Teachers in rural public school districts can get up to $2,500 for a class project tied to their own town or land. One award goes near each regional hub, including a Tennessee hub in Chattanooga.
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Nonprofit
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Nonprofit groups and colleges can get up to $5,000 for Japanese teacher workshops or projects that help many schools. Apply two months before the project starts. Projects must end by March 31, 2027.
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Corporate
Eastman · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hawkins County, Sullivan County
The Eastman Foundation funds nonprofits that improve life where Eastman operates, with a focus on jobs, well-being, and the environment. Places of worship, individuals, sports teams, and travel are not funded. Requests go through the online form, which...
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Foundation
Doris Duke Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
U.S. nonprofits can send a short online letter about a project that fits a Doris Duke program, including Environment. Staff answer within two months. Very few letters lead to grants.
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Association
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $500
Gives $500 to start or improve a reptile and amphibian education project at a zoo, museum, park or nature center. One person applies for the project.
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Local
EDGE (Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $25K
- Local program: Shelby County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Three-year forgivable loans that work like grants for façade, storefront and streetscape improvements to businesses in Memphis inner-city neighborhood business districts; interior work may also qualify. An EDGE-retained architect helps prepare plans, and...
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Local
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA), Nashville · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
- Only 6 days left to apply
- 110 past Tennessee awards
HUD Emergency Solutions Grant funds administered by MDHA for Nashville-Davidson County, for nonprofits and local government agencies serving people experiencing homelessness. Applications go through MDHA's Neighborly portal.
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Local
Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
Program grants for local efforts that meet new needs in Nashville's Jewish community. Programs must be open to the whole Jewish community, and funding is for programs only.
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Nonprofit
Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter (Chattanooga Area Pollinator Partnership) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $750
- Local program: Hamilton County
Cash grants up to $750 for native plants and seeds at Chattanooga-area schools and community centers. Kids must help plan and plant. Grants are made throughout the year.
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Local
ELCA Southeastern Synod · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 51 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Cocke County, Cumberland County and 10 more counties
About $10,000 a year in grants for Lutheran ministry projects in Tennessee from Chattanooga eastward. An East Tennessee group reviews requests. Applications are due November 30. Only congregations in the synod's Conference 6 (East Tennessee) can apply.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Good Sports · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Donations of new sports equipment, apparel, and footwear for youth programs in high-poverty areas. Accepted organizations can receive up to 8 donations over two years. Recipients pay a shipping fee of about 5% of the equipment's value.
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Foundation
Nora Roberts Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 51 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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Nonprofit
AdoptAClassroom.org · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 23 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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Local
Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 1, 2027 · 173 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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Federal
Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 31, 2027 · 113 days left
- Award
- $50K – $5.3M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Employment and Training Administration expects to make 108 awards of $50,000 to $5.3 million.
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