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Tennessee state
Tennessee Historical Commission · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Matching money for 501(c)(3)s to buy and permanently protect land at Tennessee's most significant Civil War battlefields, or Underground Railroad sites eligible for the National Register.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Historical Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 10, 2027 · due about Feb 28, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 60 past Tennessee awards
Matching grants for surveys, National Register nominations, preservation plans, and restoration of National Register-listed buildings with a public benefit. The grant reimburses 60% of costs and the applicant covers 40%.
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Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 19, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1M – $5M
Should we apply? · Get ready
Department of Housing and Urban Development expects to make 3 awards of $1 million to $5 million. Anyone can apply.
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Nonprofit
Archaeological Institute of America · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 1, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
AIA gives up to $15,000 to protect threatened archaeological sites through conservation, site protection and monitoring. Projects with public education and outreach are favored. It does not pay for digs, surveys, field schools or salaries.
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Nonprofit
National Film Preservation Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 24, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Nonprofit and public archives can get lab work paid to save old films. You first contact the foundation about your project. Television and video works are not eligible.
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Nonprofit
Maury County Historical Society · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 15 – Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Maury County
- No match
Helps save historic places, objects and records in Maury County. Nonprofits, museums, the county archives, libraries, 100-year-old school buildings, and groups or people preserving county history can apply. Funded projects must be open to the public at...
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Nonprofit
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
DAR gives up to $10,000 to nonprofits that save historic buildings, records, objects, markers and cemeteries. Each application needs a support letter from a local DAR chapter. Smaller projects are encouraged.
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Foundation
James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Opens in the fall (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Gives mid-career historic preservation professionals up to $15,000 for original research or a design project. Fields include architecture, landscape, planning and architectural history. The project must help preservation in the U.S.
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Foundation
James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Fall of even years (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Gives an architect or other preservation professional up to $15,000 for a project that advances saving historic buildings in the U.S. It is offered every other year. Original ideas are valued most.
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Foundation or nonprofit
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Mar 2, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $2,500 – $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Annual grants to save historic environments and revitalize community livability. Individuals and for-profits eligible only for National Historic Landmark projects. Winners must hold a paid National Trust Forum or Main Street membership before funds are released.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 11 – Jul 21, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $15K – $750K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 1 past Tennessee award
National Park Service expects to make 16 awards of $15,000 to $750,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 24 – Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $316K – $2.2M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 60 past Tennessee awards
National Park Service expects to make 59 awards of $316,000 to $2.2 million. Open to nonprofit with 501(c)(3) or state government.
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Federal
Rural Housing Service · Department of Agriculture · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Aug 6 – Sep 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 14 past Tennessee awards
Rural Housing Service expects to make 100 awards. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Historical Commission · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 14, 2026 · 34 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Supports preservation, archaeology, interpretation, markers, and education about Tennessee sites tied to wars from the French and Indian War through the Civil War. Individuals, museums, schools, private organizations, and local governments can apply.
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Foundation
Watson-Brown Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 15, 2027 · 186 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants to public charities and colleges that study or preserve the history and culture of the South. It funds research, museums and archives, book costs, preservation and programs. Send a short letter of inquiry first; applications are due April 15.
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Association
Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Small grants of up to $1,000 for people researching or writing about sound recordings and their history. You do not need to be an ARSC member. Graduate students are encouraged to apply.
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Nonprofit
GRAMMY Museum (funded by the Recording Academy) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Groups and people can apply to preserve old sound recordings or study how music affects health. You first send a short letter of inquiry. Preservation grants go up to $20,000.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Environment & Conservation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 19, 2026 · due Jan 22, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Roane County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Funds habitat restoration, land preservation, groundwater improvements, and better public recreation access in watersheds around the Oak Ridge Reservation, paid from a $42 million cleanup settlement fund. Governments, nonprofits, businesses, and...
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Foundation
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Feb 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $30K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants for nonprofits making exhibitions, films, public programs or books about architecture and design. Grants are up to $30,000 and often smaller. Each group can apply once a year.
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Foundation or nonprofit
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $2,500 – $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Seed money for preservation planning and education projects in towns of 10,000 or fewer people. Annual deadline; application opens about six to eight weeks prior. Winners must hold a paid National Trust Forum or Main Street membership before funds are released.
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