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Foundation
We Raise Foundation (formerly Wheat Ridge Ministries) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Feb 28, 2027 · 142 days left
- Award
- From $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Two-year grants of at least $50,000 for Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving under-resourced U.S. communities. Focus areas are education, workforce, and reentry. Start with a letter of inquiry online. Tennessee groups can apply, but the funder strongly...
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Private
ProLiteracy Worldwide · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 1, 2026 · due Jan 4, 2027
- Award
- Up to $6,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Grants up to $6,000 for nonprofits that teach adults to read, write and do math. Money can pay staff, teacher stipends, supplies or rent. There are four rounds each year.
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Corporate
Norfolk Southern · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due Aug 2, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
Thriving Communities grants fund sustainability, workforce training and community resilience projects near Norfolk Southern rail lines. Public 501(c)(3) nonprofits can apply. The 2027 application window runs February 1 to August 2, 2027, at 5 p.m. ET.
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Corporate
Bank of America · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Spring 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Davidson County, Knox County, Shelby County
Neighborhood Builders gives local nonprofits leadership training for their executive director and an emerging leader. Groups also join a national network of peer nonprofits. The 2026 cycle is closed, and the next cycle opens in spring 2027.
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Corporate
The Rosendin Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 29, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $100K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
- ✓ No match required
The Rosendin Foundation gives one large round of grants each year to charities. It funds emotional, job, and food-related health programs. Tennessee is one of the states it serves near company offices and project sites.
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Tennessee state
Appalachian Regional Commission · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 5 – Jul 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $2.5M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 48 more counties
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Competitive ARC grants for projects that diversify the economies of coal-affected Appalachian communities, such as workforce training, entrepreneurship, infrastructure and industry development. A letter of intent is required before the full application....
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Tennessee state
Appalachian Regional Commission · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 21 – Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $500K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 48 more counties
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Competitive ARC grants that build or expand recovery-to-work systems so people in recovery from substance use disorder can get training and jobs. Planning and implementation projects are funded; a letter of intent comes first. ARC's share depends on each...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Education · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 2 – May 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ✓ No match required
Competitive federal Perkins V reserve funds for school districts serving grades 5-12 (and TBR postsecondary institutions) to build or expand CTE work such as career exploration, work-based learning and industry credentials. Districts file one ePlan...
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Federal
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 1 – Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 1
In accordance with the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, the Superintendent of the National Fire Academy (NFA) delivers training in cooperation with the State fire service training agencies. This cooperation includes the State Fire Training...
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Corporate
McKesson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $25K
- ! Local program: Shelby County
The McKesson Foundation funds nonprofits that remove barriers to health care. Its focus areas are cancer, the health care workforce and crisis response. Requests up to $25,000 can be sent any time online.
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Foundation
Tennessee Titans Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 22, 2026 · 13 days left
- Award
- $500 – $10K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Only 13 days left to apply
Program grants from the Titans for Tennessee-based charities working on mental health and wellness, access to technology, workforce and career pathways, or creative arts. Applicants need an IRS determination letter at least three years old and a program...
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Local
Women's Fund of East Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $15K
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Campbell County, Carter County and 21 more counties
One-time grants to organizations whose programs help low-income women and girls in East Tennessee become self-sufficient. Money can go to program costs, staff, travel, materials or general operations, but generally not capital improvements.
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Foundation
Scarlett Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 36 more counties
Grants for Middle Tennessee groups working on literacy, teacher and principal talent, career readiness, and mentoring. Submit an interest form any time. Qualifying projects get an invitation to apply.
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Foundation
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $5,000 – $10K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
This foundation funds U.S. nonprofits that help blind and low-vision people live on their own, learn and work. Small grants of $5,000 to $10,000 are considered all year until money runs out. Larger grants start with a call with staff in spring or summer.
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Foundation
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- $10K – $100K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Nonprofits can get $10,000 to $100,000 a year for one to two years. Projects must help youth with disabilities get jobs and be national or replicable. Proposals are due November 1.
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Local
Slingshot Memphis · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens February 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Shelby County
Slingshot studies how well Memphis anti-poverty groups help people, at no cost. Groups that finish the study can get yearly funding from its Accelerate Impact Fund. New groups are added twice a year.
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Corporate
LP Foundation (Louisiana-Pacific / LP Building Solutions) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 2, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Davidson County
The LP Foundation, funded by Nashville-based LP Building Solutions, reviews grant requests from the Nashville area once a year. Its priorities are affordable housing, environmental stewardship, and workforce development in manufacturing, forestry, and the...
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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jul 24, 2027 · due about Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Hamilton County
The Chattanooga community foundation's main competitive grant, now one cycle a year, for nonprofits serving Hamilton County in affordable housing, health and wellness, and workforce development.
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Foundation
Athens Federal Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens August 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Bradley County, McMinn County, Meigs County, Monroe County and 1 more counties
A bank-created foundation that makes one-time grants each year to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and charitable agencies in Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and Polk counties. Stated priorities are community development through affordable housing, job training and...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Environment & Conservation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens January 2027 (anticipated) (no exact date yet)
- Award
- $500K – $1M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Federally funded subgrants helping small and mid-sized Tennessee auto and parts manufacturers retool from gas-engine parts to hybrid vehicle production. Applicants need fewer than 500 employees at the facility, under $250 million revenue, and NAICS...
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