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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $1,000
A $1,000 start-up grant helps a community that is beginning its Community Wildfire Protection Plan cover early outreach, education, planning and field-work costs. On-the-ground mitigation work is not eligible under this grant. Contact the Division of...
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Association
USTA Southern · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds to start a new community tennis association. This is a local, volunteer-run nonprofit that grows tennis. Send the completed form to the USTA state office.
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Foundation
Sparkplug Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $20K
One-year grants for new groups and new projects in education, community organizing and music. It favors small, community-led work that has trouble getting other funding. Budgets must be under $1 million.
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Nonprofit
The Biz Foundry · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 28, 2026 · 17 days left
- Award
- $2,500 – $10K
- Local program: Cannon County, Clay County, Cumberland County, DeKalb County and 10 more counties
- No match
A pitch competition for new or early-stage businesses with a tie to the Upper Cumberland (started, starting or moving there) that aim to grow past $1 million in sales. Prizes are $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500, plus an audience prize. Six finalists get free...
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Federal
Administration for Children and Families - OHS · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 14, 2026 · due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1M – $79.7M
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- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 98 past Tennessee awards
Administration for Children and Families - OHS expects to make 255 awards of $1 million to $79.7 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Administration for Children and Families - OHS · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 14, 2026 · due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1.2M – $5M
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- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 98 past Tennessee awards
Administration for Children and Families - OHS expects to make 4 awards of $1.2 million to $5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Tennessee state
Launch Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $2,500
Pays up to $2,500 of travel costs (airfare, hotel, registration) for Tennessee small businesses turning a new technology into a product, to attend commercialization or customer-discovery events. Apply at least 3 weeks before the event.
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Association
USTA Tennessee (Outreach Committee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- $250 – $1,000
Small grants to start tennis programs in underserved parts of Tennessee. Examples include after-school, parks and recreation, school and adaptive tennis. First-time applicants get priority.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- 29 past Tennessee awards
TWRA helps Tennessee schools start archery programs for grades 4-12. A school needs a certified instructor and a NASP equipment kit that costs about $3,300. TWRA says grant money is available to help buy the kit.
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Association
USTA Southern (with Southern Tennis Foundation) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 1, 2026 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
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Grants to start or grow a National Junior Tennis & Learning chapter. These youth programs mix tennis with learning. Chapters in the capacity-building program cannot apply.
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Association
USTA Southern · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Nov 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $2,000
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Up to $2,000 for parks and recreation departments to start new tennis programs. Money can pay for rackets, balls, coaches and supplies. A report is due within 30 days after the program.
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Association
Tennessee PTA (Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 1, 2027 · 141 days left
- Award
- Up to $250
Tennessee PTA gives $250 grants to local PTA units and councils. The money helps start or grow arts programs such as Reflections, the Citizenship Essay and the Safety Poster Contest. Apply by email.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Helps Tennessee businesses pay to upskill their current full-time employees in new technologies, process improvement, and other training. Employers start with a pre-application through their local American Job Center.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 5, 2026 · 25 days left
- Award
- From $100K
One-time state money to buy, build or renovate permanent affordable housing for Tennesseans with mental illness or substance use disorders who are coming home from prison or jail or were previously incarcerated. Requests start at $100,000, and the housing...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Department of Human Services · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- 136 past Tennessee awards
Federal USDA money, run by TDHS, that pays back the cost of healthy meals and snacks. Child care centers, Head Start, afterschool programs in low-income areas, shelters, and adult day centers can join. You ask TDHS for access, then apply online in TIPS.
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Association
USTA Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
USTA Tennessee helps pay for building or fixing tennis courts. It works with the national Tennis Venue Services program. Talk to the state grant specialist before you start.
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Foundation
Public Welfare Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Portal reopens Fall 2026 (exact date not posted). (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
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Funds groups working to change youth and adult criminal justice systems and reduce violence. Tennessee is one of its target places. You start with a short letter of inquiry.
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Association
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $500
Gives $500 to start or improve a reptile and amphibian education project at a zoo, museum, park or nature center. One person applies for the project.
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Nonprofit
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening · Open
- Deadline
- Due Feb 5, 2027 · 117 days left
- Award
- $750 – $1,500
$750 grants to start or grow a youth garden or green space serving at least 15 kids. Some winners get an extra $750. Apply by February 5, 2027.
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Association
Carton Council · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 13 – Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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Helps K-12 schools start or grow milk and juice carton recycling. Money can buy bins, signs, sorting gear and student green-team supplies. Your local recycler must already accept cartons.
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