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Nonprofit
Association of American Educators Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 1, 2027 · 142 days left
- Award
- Up to $500
Teachers may apply for up to $500 for professional development or classroom materials. Awards are competitive and open to all educators, not just members. There are two deadlines each year.
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Association
Association for Library Service to Children / Young Adult Library Services Association (American Library Association) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
A $1,000 award for a librarian with a creative literacy project for youth ages 10 to 19. You do not need to be an ALA member to apply, but the winner must join ALA/YALSA, and the grant can pay that cost.
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Association
Association for Rural & Small Libraries · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Mar 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Staff of rural and small libraries can win free registration and hotel nights at the ARSL national conference. Some awards add up to $500 for travel. A few scholarships are open to people who are not ARSL members.
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Association
National Association of Conservation Districts (with USDA NRCS) · May be open now
- Deadline
- Estimated window Sep 17, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027: it may be open now. Check the funder's page Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Conservation districts can get money to hire staff who help farmers plan and install conservation practices. The last round closed January 8, 2026. NACD says more details are coming.
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Association
American Library Association (with Cummins Inc.) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 28, 2026 · 18 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Twenty-five U.S. public libraries receive a $5,000 programming stipend, four STEM kits, and training for 12 months of early-childhood STEM programs.
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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Nike · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 13 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 13 days left to apply
Five park agencies get $5,000 to host a girls' sports event in February 2027. Events must reach at least 25 girls. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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Nonprofit
CMA Foundation (Country Music Association) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Public school music teachers can apply to be named a Music Teacher of Excellence. Each year 30 teachers win $5,000, split between their classroom and themselves. Phase One is due November 12, 2026.
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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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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Musco Lighting · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 13 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 13 days left to apply
Seven park agencies win a $20,000 grant to grow youth sports. They also get a lighting system or mini-pitch worth $50,000 to $100,000. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Nike · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 13 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 13 days left to apply
Ten park agencies get $20,000 to help more girls play sports and train women coaches. Winners join a learning group led by NRPA. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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Association
NHL Players' Association (NHLPA Goals & Dreams) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
NHL players donate brand new hockey gear to programs that help kids play. The first step is to register your program online. Grants are equipment, not cash.
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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with AmeriCorps · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
Park agencies can get $10,000 to run MLK Day volunteer projects and keep volunteers involved all year. Funds are paid back after you spend them. Applications are due October 30, 2026.
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Association
Tennessee Forestry Association (with NFWF, Brown-Forman/Jack Daniel and partners) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $20K
- Local program: Bedford County, Benton County, Bledsoe County, Campbell County and 25 more counties
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Private forest landowners in 29 Tennessee counties can get back half the cost of planting or caring for white oak or shortleaf pine. The most paid per ownership is $20,000. Money goes out first come, first served.
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Association
United States Tennis Association (USTA) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
USTA helps public tennis facilities fix, light, resurface or build courts. Small projects can get up to half the cost. Big rebuilds can get up to $150,000.
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Nonprofit
International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 1, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
- Award
- $10K – $30K
Should we apply? · Get ready
IMBA gives free trail planning and design help to communities starting mountain bike trails. A second track offers trail care and fundraising training. Apply November 1 to December 31, 2026.
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Nonprofit
International Documentary Association (IDA) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Expected to reopen in late 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Funds feature documentaries about U.S. issues like care for the natural environment, justice for all, or overlooked problems. The fund gives grants totaling $95,000 a year. The next round is expected to favor films near the end of production.
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Association
American Library Association · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Dec 1, 2026 – Feb 2, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $2,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Annual grant to two libraries for community engagement projects led by the library with at least one partner. Open to school, public, academic, tribal and special libraries.
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Nonprofit
National CASA/GAL Association for Children · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Sep 1 – Oct 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- 6 past Tennessee awards
National CASA/GAL gives grants to its member CASA programs, using federal juvenile justice money. Tennessee CASA programs that are National CASA/GAL members can apply. The 2026-2027 window ran September 1 to October 1, 2026.
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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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Federal
Food and Drug Administration · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 42 past Tennessee awards
Food and Drug Administration expects to make 5 awards.
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