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Private
CMA Foundation (Country Music Association) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 34 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
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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Private
ACM Lifting Lives (Academy of Country Music) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 1 – Aug 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Nonprofits can apply for about $5,000 to $20,000 for music therapy programs. The 2026 focus was healing through music in hospitals, schools, and for music workers. Music education and buildings are not funded.
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Corporate
Grand Ole Opry (Opry Trust Fund) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
People who work or worked full time in country music can ask for help in an emergency. It covers extraordinary need, not just lost work. Contact the fund by email to request help.
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Local
Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce (Business & Education Coalition) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Up to $599
- ! Local program: Wilson County
Mini-grants of up to $599 for Wilson County teachers in art/theatre, music, classroom, and special-needs categories, for materials or equipment with lasting classroom impact. No field trips.
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Local
ARTSmemphis · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $500 – $5,000
- ! Local program: Shelby County
- ✓ No match required
Unrestricted emergency cash grants for Shelby County professional artists hit by a recent catastrophic emergency (within the past six months) that disrupts their ability to work. Applicants take an eligibility quiz in the ARTSmemphis grant portal;...
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Local
Performing Arts League (PAL) of Chattanooga · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Feb 19, 2027 · 133 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Hamilton County
- ✓ No match required
The Performing Arts League gives yearly project grants to Hamilton County nonprofits that train young people in dance, theater, or instrumental and vocal music. Typical grants are $1,000 to $2,500, and each group can win one grant a year.
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