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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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Tennessee state
Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Annual state grants that pay for court-ordered mediation, parenting education classes and related services that help resolve family conflict in divorce, post-divorce and child custody cases. The presiding judges of the courts being served must sign the application.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $60K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 20 past Tennessee awards
Federal juvenile justice funds for delinquency prevention, substance use, and racial and ethnic disparity projects, open to any public or private nonprofit agency. Applications are submitted on paper with copies plus an emailed copy.
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Local
Metro Nashville Office of Family Safety · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 1, 2027 · due about Mar 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- Local program: Davidson County
Annual Metro budget funding for nonprofit partners of Nashville's Office of Family Safety that serve victims of domestic and interpersonal violence. Applicants file an intent to apply and a proposal each March.
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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
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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
Nora Roberts Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small grants with literacy as the top priority, plus arts, children, social justice and environment. Groups near the foundation in Maryland get priority, but U.S. groups anywhere may apply. Average awards are $3,000 for groups outside its home area.
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Foundation
Dr. Bronner's Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds groups working on the root causes of harm faced by migrants and refugees. Any 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored group may send a 500-word letter of inquiry. Full proposals are by invitation after that.
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Tennessee state
TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 26, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
A $1.2 million state appropriation for comprehensive services to human trafficking victims, such as medical care, safe housing, job training and transportation. Only single point of contact agencies recognized under Tenn. Code Ann. 9-4-214 may apply....
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Tennessee state
TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 21 – May 21, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
State-funded grants for agencies that serve victims of sex or labor trafficking, in three tiers: community training or equipment, direct wraparound services, and shelter or housing with services.
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $4M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $4 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Tennessee state
TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
State money for Tennessee nonprofits and pregnancy centers that give direct help to pregnant women and families, such as counseling, housing help, workforce support, and baby supplies. Applicants must have operated from a Tennessee location for at least a year.
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Federal
Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 29 – Aug 13, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Office for Victims of Crime expects to make 200 awards.
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Foundation
The Assisi Foundation of Memphis · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 26 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Fayette County, Shelby County, Tipton County
Grants to Greater Memphis nonprofits in health and human services, education, social justice and ethics, arts and culture, and community capacity building. Some focus areas can apply only in certain quarters (arts in Q1, education in Q2, digital news in...
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Foundation
McCauley Lindsay Charities of Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This Nashville foundation gives grants only to 501(c)(3) charities. No deadline is listed. Contact the foundation at the address on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return).
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Foundation
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This foundation takes letters of inquiry year-round through its online portal. It funds family caregiver support, public debate projects, and policy research. If your idea fits, staff may invite a full proposal.
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Foundation
Mary Kay Ash Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
$20,000 grants to emergency domestic violence shelters that house women and children fleeing abuse. At least one grant goes to each state. Shelters must be a 501(c)(3), open more than 5 years, and run a physical shelter.
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Foundation
Nat R & Martha M Knaster Charitable Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A family trust that gives to charities, colleges and Jewish groups. Send a plain letter request; there is no deadline. Most grants go to New York and Florida groups, with some in Nashville and Knoxville.
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Corporate
Adient Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants from the auto-seat maker's foundation to U.S. public charities. It funds health and social services, education, arts and civic work. Groups in towns where Adient has plants and workers get priority.
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Corporate
The TJX Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
The TJX Foundation funds basic needs, out-of-school help for at-risk youth, youth job training and safety from relationship abuse. Nonprofits must serve people within 15 miles of a TJX store or office. Send a short letter of inquiry first.
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Federal
Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Sep 1 – Sep 2, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $300K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 20 past Tennessee awards
Office for Victims of Crime expects to make 1 award of up to $300,000.
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