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Nonprofit
Legal Services Corporation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 13 – Jun 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
LSC funds civil legal aid for low-income people, area by area. Each year some service areas open for competition; for 2027 that included the Memphis-area TN-4 area. Legal aid nonprofits and local governments may apply.
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Federal
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education · Department of Labor · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 10, 2026 · 32 days left
- Award
- $400K – $8M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 103 past Tennessee awards
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education expects to make 4 awards of $400,000 to $8 million. Open to school district.
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Nonprofit
Tennessee Bar Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $100K
Should we apply? · Get ready
The Tennessee Bar Foundation funds nonprofits that use civil legal aid and education to fight poverty. Grants range from $5,000 to $100,000 for building capacity, testing new ideas or growing proven programs. The 2026 deadline was May 8.
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Nonprofit
Tennessee Bar Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Statewide grants paid from interest on lawyers' trust accounts. They fund civil legal help for low-income people, better court systems, and law-school student aid. The 2027 cycle closed September 17, 2026; it opens once a year.
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Foundation
Whitehall Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 15, 2027 · 98 days left
- Award
- Up to $300K
Grants for basic brain and nervous system research by assistant professors at U.S. institutions. Research grants pay up to $100,000 a year. Smaller one-year grants-in-aid are also offered.
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Corporate
Nike, Inc. (Nike Community Impact Fund, administered by Charities Aid Foundation of America) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
Nike funds sports and physical activity projects for kids in the Memphis area. Projects that keep girls active get special focus. Decisions come about 30 days after you apply.
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Federal
DoD Education Activity · Department of Defense · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 19 – May 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $250K – $25M
Should we apply? · Get ready
DoD Education Activity gives grants of $250,000 to $25 million. Open to school district.
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Nonprofit
Legal Services Corporation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 12, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
This LSC fund pays for new projects that pair legal aid groups with volunteer lawyers. Only LSC grantees can apply. A short pre-application comes first, then invited groups send a full proposal.
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Nonprofit
American Bar Endowment · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
The American Bar Endowment funds new projects that improve access to justice and help people understand their legal rights. Legal aid groups and other public charities can apply. Grants are usually $25,000 or less for one year.
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Local
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Fayette County, Shelby County
Memphis-based Methodist Le Bonheur takes online requests from nonprofits whose work fits its giving pillars of healthcare, education, sustainability, diversity and humanitarian aid. Requests can be for money or in-kind support, and it aims to answer within 30 days.
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Federal
Centers for Disease Control - OD · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 1, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $500K – $1.2M
Should we apply? · Get ready
Centers for Disease Control - OD expects to make 1 award of $500,000 to $1.2 million. Open to nonprofit with 501(c)(3).
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Foundation or nonprofit
Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Dec 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants to low-income school libraries to update and diversify book collections. Title I public schools and private schools with 50%+ students on financial aid are eligible.
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Nonprofit
Legal Services Corporation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 23 – Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
LSC funds technology projects that help low-income people get legal help. Only current LSC basic field grantees can apply. Tennessee has three such legal aid groups.
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Federal
Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 29 – Jul 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 2 past Tennessee awards
A grant from Office for Victims of Crime. Open to state government.
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Federal
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 17 – Aug 20, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $3M
Should we apply? · Get ready
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA expects to make 1 award of up to $3 million. Open to state government.
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- The funder's estimated date (Sep 3, 2026) 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
- 72 past Tennessee awards
A grant from National Institutes of Health. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Nov 16, 2027. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 139 past Tennessee awards
A grant from National Institutes of Health. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 2, 2027 · 144 days left
- Award
- $1M – $5M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 116 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation expects to make 60 awards of $1 million to $5 million.
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Jan 7, 2028. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 139 past Tennessee awards
A grant from National Institutes of Health. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- The funder's estimated date (Jul 30, 2025) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $150K – $250K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health expects to make 2 awards of $150,000 to $250,000.
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