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Foundation
The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
This private foundation, run by a bank trustee in Florida, gives grants to charities that directly provide services or scholarships. Requests are due June 30 each year. Past Tennessee grants mostly went to colleges such as Meharry, Cumberland and Lee.
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Foundation
Jane I. Pettway Foundation (First Horizon Bank, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Knoxville bank-managed foundation that funds Tennessee charities. Requests are due March 31 for funding in the current fiscal year. Ask the trustee for its grant policy document before applying.
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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).
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Nonprofit
Access Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants protect climbing areas and improve access, trails and the climbing environment. Climbing groups, land trusts, agencies and even individuals can apply. Deadlines are March 1 and August 1.
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Foundation
Jim Horne & Evelyn S. Hankins Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Wilson County
This Lebanon-based foundation gives grants to charities, mostly in Wilson County. There is no deadline. Contact the trustee listed on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return) to ask.
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Foundation
Weldon F. Osborne Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 1, 2026 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Hamilton County
Grants for charities and religious groups in greater Chattanooga. Start with an online letter of inquiry. Trustees review requests three times a year.
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Federal
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · Department of the Treasury · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $120.2M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 2 past Tennessee awards
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program expects to make 10 awards of up to $120.2 million. Open to state government or county government.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Dec 31, 2027. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 32 past Tennessee awards
A grant from National Park Service.
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Federal
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · Department of the Treasury · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $120.2M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 2 past Tennessee awards
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program expects to make 10 awards of up to $120.2 million. Open to state government or county government.
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Federal
DOC NOAA - ERA Production · Department of Commerce · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 18, 2026 · 38 days left
- Award
- $2.5M – $100M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 4 past Tennessee awards
DOC NOAA - ERA Production gives grants of $2.5 million to $100 million.
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Federal
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command · Department of Defense · Opening soon
- Deadline
- The funder's estimated date (Dec 6, 2024) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 60 past Tennessee awards
A grant from Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command.
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Federal
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 81 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 18 past Tennessee awards
Rural Utilities Service expects to make 40 awards. Open to nonprofit with 501(c)(3).
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Federal
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 81 days left
- Award
- Up to $1M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Rural Utilities Service expects to make 40 awards of up to $1 million.
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Corporate
Textron Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County, Sullivan County
Textron gives to nonprofits in towns where it has a business. Its Tennessee sites are in Memphis and Piney Flats. It funds job training, youth and education programs, arts, housing and health services.
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Nonprofit
National Park Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 29, 2027 · 110 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Gives Title I classrooms up to $1,000 for park field trips. Pre-K through 12th grade classes can apply. Money can cover fees, buses and hands-on materials.
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Nonprofit
The US Chess Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Libraries and Title I schools can ask for free chess sets for a chess program. Apply with an online form at any time. Schools must give a link to their federal school listing.
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Nonprofit
National Park Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Funds nonprofits that take service members, veterans and military families outdoors on public lands. Costs like transport, gear and food can be covered. About $50,000 total will be awarded.
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Community foundation
The Generosity Trust (Young Givers Circle) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 3, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Local program: Hamilton County
A Christian young-adult giving circle in Chattanooga that awards one $5,000 grant each quarter for a specific one-time need at a small or mid-sized nonprofit or church. Leaders choose three finalists, who pitch to members for a vote.
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Foundation
The Ayers Foundation Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County, Decatur County, Henderson County, Lawrence County and 2 more counties
A Parsons-based foundation focused on rural Tennessee education, conservation and social welfare. Its tax return says applications are taken at any time. Gifts go mainly to groups in six named Tennessee counties.
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Nonprofit
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens November 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $3,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
Livestock and poultry farmers can get up to $3,500 to improve animal welfare, like moving animals to pasture. FACT will open 2027 applications in November 2026.
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