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Local
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Aug 12 – Oct 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Project grants for independent nonprofit literary organizations and small presses in the nine-state South Arts region, including Tennessee, for publishing projects (journal issues, books, anthologies) or literary community engagement. Government units,...
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 30, 2027 · 201 days left
- Award
- $250 – $1,000
Small grants covering training, conference or consultant costs for staff of Southern arts organizations with operating budgets of $500,000 or less. Nonprofits, local government arts units and tribes in the region, including Tennessee, may apply on a...
Checked 3 days ago against the source
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $10K
Pilot grants for arts journalism and cultural coverage: travel grants for reporting trips, grants to individual arts journalists, and larger grants to media outlets that hire them. Applicants must live in or be headquartered in a South Arts state such as...
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 30, 2027 · 201 days left
- Award
- $500 – $3,000
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Fast-turnaround grants for nonprofits and local governments in rural or small communities (cities of 50,000 or fewer) to present a Southern artist with at least two community engagement activities. Requires a dollar-for-dollar cash match, and you must...
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Nonprofit
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $2,000 – $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 48 past Tennessee awards
Helps groups host a Southern artist from another Southern state for a show plus a class or talk. The grant pays up to half the artist fee, up to $10,000. The group must match it dollar for dollar in cash.
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Local
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Aug 12 – Oct 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $10K – $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Unrestricted awards for individual writers in the South Arts region, including Tennessee, who are developing a book-length manuscript. One winner receives $25,000 and two runners-up $10,000 each; there is a $25 application fee.
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 30, 2027 · 201 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $8,000
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
First-come, first-served grants that help nonprofit and government presenters in the South Arts region, including Tennessee, book artists from the South Arts roster for public performances, screenings or exhibitions plus community engagement. Covers up to...
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Nonprofit
Speculative Literature Foundation (with DesiLit) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Up to $1,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
A $1,500 yearly grant for a South Asian or South Asian diaspora writer of speculative fiction. Winners are named in March. It is free to 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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Nonprofit
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $30K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 48 more counties
- No match
Pays $30,000 to nonprofits in Appalachian Tennessee counties that support folk arts and traditional culture. Money covers things most grants skip, like training, equipment, software, planning and marketing. Two Tennessee groups are picked each year.
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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
Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 14, 2027 · due about Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 56 past Tennessee awards
Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP expects to make 3 awards. Anyone can apply.
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Federal
Foreign Agricultural Service · Department of Agriculture · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 28 – Sep 28, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $332K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Foreign Agricultural Service expects to make 1 award of up to $332,500.
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Foundation
The Dalton Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This family foundation in Twinsburg, Ohio gives general operating gifts to charities. Its tax return says to ask for an application form; there is no deadline. Most past grants went to groups in Ohio and South Carolina.
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Nonprofit
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Mar 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Helps jazz artists tour three to six places, often small towns and other spots that rarely get live jazz. Grants of $5,000 to $15,000 cover travel, lodging, meals and some support staff. Artists anywhere in the U.S. can apply.
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Nonprofit
South Arts · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Benton County, Bledsoe County, Blount County and 69 more counties
- No match
Gives $5,000 to early-career traditional artists, like quilters, fiddlers or basket makers, plus workshops and a meeting with peers. Tennessee artists in Appalachian or Delta counties, or tribal members, can apply. Artists must be 18 or older.
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