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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 15, 2026 · due Dec 15, 2026
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Population limit in the notice: “fire departments serving populations under 10,000”. Check that yours qualifies
- 33 past Tennessee awards
Fire departments serving populations under 10,000 can apply for a wildland fire suppression kit of protective gear and hand tools worth about $3,000. Departments must be legally organized and have a current memorandum of understanding with the Division of...
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Association
Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development (Tennessee Hospital Association) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- $2,000 – $2,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
Awards of $2,000 go to Tennessee health clinics and rural hospitals that logged 500 or more volunteer hours in the past year. Sites with 250 or more hours of student rotations or shadowing get $500 more. Money should go back into volunteer support.
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- 16 past Tennessee awards
Federal AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund grants passed through Volunteer Tennessee to help community organizations recruit, manage and keep volunteers.
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Federal
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 18 – Jun 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 140 past Tennessee awards
A grant from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Nonprofit
Firefighters Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This foundation gives small grants to fire departments and safety groups. Money can buy firefighting gear, start an AED program, install smoke alarms, or run a youth fire-setting prevention program. Apply with one online form.
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Nonprofit
K9s4COPs · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
K9s4COPs gives fully trained dogs at no cost to police and fire departments, schools and hospitals that cannot afford one. The dogs help find drugs, explosives, weapons and missing people. Agencies apply online.
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Nonprofit
Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
This foundation helps fire departments buy personal safety systems that let firefighters escape from high windows. Grants are up to $25,000 a year and are paid to the vendor. Departments in need across the U.S. can apply.
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Federal
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 18 – Jun 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1.5M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA gives grants of up to $1.5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 1 – Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 4 past Tennessee awards
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA expects to make 50 awards of up to $20,000. Open to state government.
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Federal
Interior Business Center · Department of the Interior · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 22 – Mar 23, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $10K – $249K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Population limit in the notice: “area of protection and service a location with a population of 50,000 or less”. Check that yours qualifies
- No match
- 5 past Tennessee awards
Interior Business Center expects to make 150 awards of $10,000 to $249,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Corporate
MSA Safety with DuPont and the National Volunteer Fire Council · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 24 – Jun 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Volunteer fire departments can win four sets of new turnout gear and helmets. Thirteen departments won in 2026. The program usually opens in late winter. Each department needs one NVFC member; MSA gives free one-year memberships to the first 500...
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Foundation
Spirit of Blue Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Provides officer-safety equipment, and sometimes training, to municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies across the U.S., usually with no match and with the foundation handling procurement. Fire departments are not eligible except sworn arson...
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Federal
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance · Department of the Treasury · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 1 – Jun 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $2M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 23 past Tennessee awards
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance expects to make 325 awards of $5,000 to $2 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Feb 5, 2027 · 117 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 61 past Tennessee awards
Tennessee's formula share of AmeriCorps funding, awarded by Volunteer Tennessee to new and recompeting local AmeriCorps programs. A notice of intent comes first, then the full application.
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 5 days left to apply
- 61 past Tennessee awards
Federal AmeriCorps funds, run through Volunteer Tennessee, for nonprofits and public agencies to operate AmeriCorps programs in disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environment, health and veterans. Competitive and Education Award Program...
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Nonprofit
Tennessee Trails Association · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jan 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small grants help volunteer groups improve hiking trails in Tennessee. Most requests are under $1,000, but larger asks are considered. Projects must be open to the public and use a lot of volunteer labor.
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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with AmeriCorps · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
Park agencies can get $10,000 to run MLK Day volunteer projects and keep volunteers involved all year. Funds are paid back after you spend them. Applications are due October 30, 2026.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 15 – Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Small TWRA grants, up to $1,000 each, for volunteer stream clean-ups by cities, schools, civic, watershed and conservation groups. Money can pay for supplies, trash and tire disposal fees, project promotion and volunteer refreshments. Recipients need a...
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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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Nonprofit
United Fund of Cumberland County · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 20, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Cumberland County
Crossville's United Way-style fund gives yearly grants to human service nonprofits serving Cumberland County. The 2027 funding application was due August 20, 2026. A volunteer review team visits groups that seek outcome-based grants.
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