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Tennessee state
Tennessee State Library and Archives · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Mar 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants to Tennessee public libraries for public training, mobile hotspots, solar charging tables and internal network connections, funded through the Department of Economic and Community Development. Every participating library must offer public digital...
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Tennessee state
USDA Rural Development – Tennessee State Office · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- Groups like yours won it
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 148 past Tennessee awards
Low-interest loans and grants to build, buy or improve essential community facilities in rural towns of 20,000 or fewer, such as clinics, fire stations, child care centers, libraries and food banks. Grants cover a share of the cost that depends on...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee State Library and Archives · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- Groups like yours won it
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 88 past Tennessee awards
LSTA-supported grants that let recognized Tennessee public libraries buy or replace computers, software, networking hardware and peripherals for staff and public use. Requests must be under $20,000 and need a dollar-for-dollar local match, paid as...
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Nonprofit
Goodlettsville Chamber Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jan 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $250 – $2,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Davidson County, Sumner County
Small grants for nonprofits, schools and libraries that serve Goodlettsville. Awards range from $250 to $2,500 and are given at the Chamber Gala in February. The last deadline was January 30, 2026.
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Nonprofit
The US Chess Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
Libraries and Title I schools can ask for free chess sets for a chess program. Apply with an online form at any time. Schools must give a link to their federal school listing.
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Nonprofit
Wild Ones Natural Landscapers · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 18, 2026 · 38 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
Native plants for schools, nature centers, youth groups, libraries, and community groups to build learning gardens. Most awards are plants shipped to you. A small cash grant up to $500 is possible in some cases.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
- Award
- Up to $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
Hands-on arts education projects in three tiers, from a series of single sessions up to year-round programs. Schools, districts, libraries, colleges, local governments, and arts or education nonprofits can apply.
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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
- Open to your kind of group
- 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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Tennessee state
Tennessee State Library and Archives · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 6 – Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
Secretary of State grants of up to $10,000 that help official county or city archives (or a nonprofit legally authorized to keep local government records) buy archival shelving and supplies, pay for conservation or digitization, hire part-time help or...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee State Library and Archives · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 6 – Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- Groups like yours won it
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 26 past Tennessee awards
Regrants of up to $5,000 from NHPRC money, run by the Tennessee Historical Records Advisory Board, for government bodies and nonprofits that hold permanent historical records. Funds can cover digitization technology, training, contracted conservation or...
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Association
American Library Association · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Dec 1, 2026 – Feb 2, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $2,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
Annual grant to two libraries for community engagement projects led by the library with at least one partner. Open to school, public, academic, tribal and special libraries.
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Nonprofit
The Lisa Libraries · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
The Lisa Libraries gives new children's books to groups in low-income or underserved U.S. areas. Books can start or rebuild a small library or go home with children. Small grassroots groups are a priority.
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Association
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC, American Library Association) with Candlewick Press · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 18, 2026 · 68 days left
- Award
- Up to $3,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
A $3,000 grant for a library outreach project for underserved children from birth to age 14. The project can be new or an expansion of current work. Reports are due in June and September.
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Nonprofit
The Pilcrow Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Apr 1, 2027 · 172 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,200
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Small rural public libraries can get up to $1,200 in new hardcover children's books. The library raises $200 to $400 from a local sponsor, and the foundation matches it 2-to-1. Deadlines are April 1 and October 1 each year.
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Association
United for Libraries (ALA) and Penguin Random House · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Dec 17, 2026 – Jan 21, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $500 – $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Friends of the Library groups at small, rural libraries can win $500 or $1,000 for a priority project. Twenty more libraries get $500 in book donations. The library must be in a town of 25,000 people or fewer.
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Nonprofit
The Pilcrow Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $800
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Rural public libraries hit by a tornado, flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster can get $800 in new hardcover children's books. No local match is needed. You ask for the application by email or mail.
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Nonprofit
Society of American Archivists Foundation (with Society of Southwest Archivists) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
Grants of up to $5,000 help archives, libraries and museums save records hurt by a major disaster. Money can pay for freeze drying, storage, moving materials and supplies. You do not need to be a member to apply.
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Nonprofit
Little Free Library · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Gives free Little Free Library book-sharing boxes to people and groups in places where books are hard to find. The box must be open to everyone. Applications are reviewed every month.
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Association
American Library Association (with Cummins Inc.) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 28, 2026 · 17 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
Twenty-five U.S. public libraries receive a $5,000 programming stipend, four STEM kits, and training for 12 months of early-childhood STEM programs.
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Nonprofit
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 9 days left
- Award
- $50K – $300K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 9 days left to apply
Nonprofit libraries, archives and museums can apply to digitize rare items. Projects should share stories of groups often left out of history. Grants range from $50,000 to $300,000.
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