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Education foundation
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Yale University) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 1 – Aug 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $2,500 – $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Pays $5,000 a month for two weeks to two months of research in Yale library collections. Scholars, artists, writers and other researchers can apply. People enrolled in a degree program cannot apply.
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Nonprofit
New York Public Library (Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $90K
Should we apply? · Get ready
A year-long fellowship at the New York Public Library for scholars and writers, including novelists and poets. Fellows get a $90,000 stipend, an office and full library access. Research toward a degree is not eligible.
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Education foundation
Grow Appalachia (Berea College), Appalachian Studies Association and Mid Atlantic Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 10 – Aug 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 48 more counties
- No match
This fellowship gives $5,000 to people who keep Appalachian food traditions alive. Cooks, bakers, seed savers, farmers, hunters and foragers can apply for their own work. You must live in an Appalachian county and be 18 or older.
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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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Federal
National Endowment for the Humanities · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Mar 2 – Apr 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $30K – $60K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 1 past Tennessee award
National Endowment for the Humanities expects to make 5 awards of $30,000 to $60,000. Open to individuals.
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Nonprofit
The Carter Center · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens the end of January 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
A year-long fellowship with a stipend and training for U.S. journalists reporting on mental health. Fellows report from home and do not move. Freelancers may apply with a letter from someone who knows their work.
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Corporate
La-Z-Boy Incorporated / La-Z-Boy Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Claiborne County, Rhea County
La-Z-Boy and its foundation give cash and donated furniture to charities near its plants. In Tennessee that means groups within 30 miles of Dayton or New Tazewell. Requests are taken all year and reviewed four times a year.
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Foundation
Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $1,000 – $10K
Grants of $1,000 to $10,000 for nonprofit poetry projects, like reading series, translation and poetry in schools or hospitals. Poets apply through a nonprofit. New Mexico groups get extra attention, but others can apply.
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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.
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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.
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Nonprofit
Newberry Library · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 15, 2027 · 97 days left
- Award
- Up to $3,000
Gives artists and writers a $3,000 stipend and research space to use the Newberry Library's collections for a creative project. It is open to visual and performing artists, authors, cartoonists, journalists, playwrights, and filmmakers. Studio space is not...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 34 days left
- Award
- $50K – $750K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 14 past Tennessee awards
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 17 awards of $50,000 to $750,000.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 34 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $500K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 6 past Tennessee awards
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 32 awards of $5,000 to $500,000.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 34 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 · 34 days left
- Award
- $100K – $500K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 8 awards of $100,000 to $500,000.
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Association
American Library Association (Publishing Committee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 27 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Grants up to $5,000 to make reading lists, indexes, web guides, or other guides to library resources. Libraries, groups, and individuals can apply. Proposals are due November 6, 2026.
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Nonprofit
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 12, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- In Tennessee
- Only 2 days left to apply
Schools and colleges that teach Japanese can get up to $1,000 for textbooks and teaching materials. The grant pays back costs after purchase. Laptops and other electronics are not covered.
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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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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 34 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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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 34 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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