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Local
Millington Education Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Aug 1 – Sep 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $750
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Shelby County
Grants of up to $750 for Millington Municipal Schools faculty to fund classroom projects; one application per faculty member per cycle. Funds cannot be used for salaries, food, travel, field trips or furniture.
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Local
Maryville City Schools Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Blount County
- No match
Grants for full-time Maryville City Schools teachers and administrators to fund creative classroom projects, in part or in full. Requests are taken year-round and reviewed monthly.
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Local
Blount County Education Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $100 – $2,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Blount County
- No match
Competitive grants for Blount County Schools teachers, staff or academic teams to fund creative projects that support student learning and well-being. Proposals are scored anonymously by a review committee.
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Foundation
Boyd Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Knox County
Grants for the greater Knoxville area in education, arts and preservation, animal welfare, and mental health. Apply with the online form any time. The foundation does not fund endowments.
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Foundation
The Tucker Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 31, 2027 · 171 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bradley County, Hamilton County, Marion County, Polk County and 1 more counties
An Ooltewah-based private foundation that funds 501(c)(3) organizations in the Chattanooga/Hamilton County and Cleveland/Bradley County metro areas (plus two Wyoming counties). Interests are education (mainly scholarships, special capital projects and...
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Foundation
Wolftever Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This family foundation on Signal Mountain gives grants to charities. Its tax return lists a contact and no deadlines or limits. Past grants went to Signal Mountain groups, like a school fund and an emergency services group.
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Foundation
Cal Turner Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville family foundation that uses its own application form, with no deadline. About 85% of past dollars went to Middle Tennessee groups, mostly in Nashville and Franklin. It does not fund individuals, government agencies, dinners or telethons.
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Foundation
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nashville family foundation that uses its own application form, with no deadline. Nearly all past grants went to Nashville-area groups in arts, schools, libraries, parks, recovery and homelessness. It does not fund individuals, government agencies, dinners...
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Foundation
Smith Family Foundation (Knoxville) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Grainger County, Jefferson County and 5 more counties
Grants for nonprofits, churches, schools and government agencies in Knox County and nearby communities. Apply with the online form on the website. It does not fund debt, deficits, travel, lobbying or individuals.
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Federal
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 13 – Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $50K – $963K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA expects to make 22 awards of $50,000 to $963,000.
Checked today against the source
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Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $500K – $1.5M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 12 past Tennessee awards
Department of Housing and Urban Development expects to make 13 awards of $500,000 to $1.5 million.
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Nonprofit
Charter School Growth Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $250K – $750K
General operating grants of $250,000 to $750,000 for nonprofits running strong public charter schools. It is for groups that plan to open one to three more schools in two years. Applications are taken September to November.
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Nonprofit
Charter School Growth Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- From $750K
Multi-year grants and low-interest loans of $750,000 or more for charter school networks. It is for networks that plan to serve about 1,000 more students in three to five years. Start any time with a short Connect form.
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Foundation
Alice M. Ditson Fund (Columbia University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 4 days left to apply
Supports professional music groups, festivals and conferences that perform works by younger or lesser-known living American classical composers. There are two deadlines a year, April 1 and October 15. Music education programs are not funded.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Huber · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 54 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $30K
- Local program: Rhea County
Huber and PLTW fund public schools in the Rhea County School District. Schools can start or grow PLTW Launch, Gateway or Engineering classes in 2027-28.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Regeneron · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 54 days left
- Award
- $10K – $35K
- Local program: Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Maury County and 6 more counties
Regeneron and PLTW fund public and charter schools in ten Middle Tennessee counties. Schools can start or grow a PLTW Biomedical Science program. New programs get $35,000 over two years.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with John Deere Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $35K
- Local program: Greene County
John Deere Foundation and PLTW fund schools within 40 miles of the John Deere site in Greeneville. Schools can start or grow any PLTW program. At least half of students must get free or reduced lunch, or the school must be very rural.
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