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Corporate
Tractor Supply Company / National FFA · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 1, 2027 · due May 17, 2027
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants for Growing gives middle and high school FFA chapters up to $5,000 for hands-on learning projects. Projects can grow the classroom, the chapter, or farm awareness. The 2027 application opens March 1 and closes May 17, 2027.
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Corporate
Norfolk Southern · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due Aug 2, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Thriving Communities grants fund sustainability, workforce training and community resilience projects near Norfolk Southern rail lines. Public 501(c)(3) nonprofits can apply. The 2027 application window runs February 1 to August 2, 2027, at 5 p.m. ET.
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Foundation
McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 15, 2027 · due Apr 15, 2027
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
PreK-12 educators who work with students from low-income homes can get up to $10,000 a year for enrichment projects. Grants go to one person, not to schools.
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Federal
Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 6, 2026 · due about Jan 20, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $75K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 66 past Tennessee awards
Health Resources and Services Administration expects to make 5 awards of up to $75,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Foundation
Kharis Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 15 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
Nashville foundation that funds nonprofits and churches serving underprivileged and vulnerable people. Projects must operate in and benefit Middle Tennessee counties. Requests are taken each year from January 15 to the last business day of September.
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Federal
Foreign Agricultural Service · Department of Agriculture · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 10 – Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Foreign Agricultural Service expects to make 20 awards.
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Local
Blount County Education Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $100 – $2,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Blount County
- No match
Competitive grants for Blount County Schools teachers, staff or academic teams to fund creative projects that support student learning and well-being. Proposals are scored anonymously by a review committee.
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Tennessee state
Delta Regional Authority · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 26 – Aug 24, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $250K – $1M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Benton County, Carroll County, Chester County, Crockett County and 17 more counties
DRA grants for larger flood control, basic public infrastructure and transportation infrastructure projects in the Delta region, including 21 West Tennessee counties.
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Federal
National Energy Technology Laboratory · Department of Energy · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Dec 1, 2026 – Jan 20, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $67M – $134M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 1 past Tennessee award
National Energy Technology Laboratory expects to make 2 awards of $67 million to $134 million.
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Federal
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 1 – Jul 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 1 past Tennessee award
Rural Utilities Service expects to make 4 awards.
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Local
Knox County Grants and Community Development · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 28 – Feb 28, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Knox County
Knox County gives federal CDBG money to nonprofits that help people facing homelessness. Projects can cover job training, homeless services, or help for people leaving jail. Work must serve low-income residents outside Knoxville city and Farragut.
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Local
Scott County Opioid Abatement Council · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Mar 16 – Apr 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Scott County
Scott County grants opioid settlement money each year to groups serving county residents. Projects must match the state's approved uses, like naloxone, treatment, recovery and prevention. Funds cannot pay administrative or indirect costs.
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Local
Marion County Opioid Abatement Council (Marion County Mayor's Office) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 19 – Feb 28, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Marion County
- No match
Marion County gives opioid settlement money each year to groups that serve county residents. Projects must use approved prevention, treatment, recovery or harm-reduction strategies. The 2026 round had $152,664 and has closed.
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Local
Claiborne County Government (Claiborne County Opioid Board) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jan 1 – Feb 28, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Claiborne County
Claiborne County gives opioid settlement money to groups that serve county residents. Projects must fit the state's approved list, such as prevention, treatment, recovery and naloxone. Grants last 12 months and cannot pay overhead costs.
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Local
Giles County Government (Opioid Abatement Council) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 29, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Giles County
Giles County shares opioid settlement money with groups fighting drug misuse in the county. Projects can cover prevention, treatment, recovery, harm reduction, or education. The 2026 form was due May 29, 2026.
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 13, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- $2,000 – $500K
- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 3 days left to apply
Fish and Wildlife Service expects to make 15 awards of $2,000 to $500,000. Anyone can apply.
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Federal
Economic Development Administration · Department of Commerce · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $30M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 67 past Tennessee awards
Economic Development Administration expects to make 150 awards of up to $30 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Nonprofit
National Geographic Society · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
National Geographic now funds people through specific requests for proposals. This one, backed by Lilly Endowment, seeks storytelling projects about the human experience. Applicants must be 18 or older and lead the project themselves.
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 24, 2026 · 14 days left
- Award
- $50K – $600K
- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- No match
- 11 past Tennessee awards
Fish and Wildlife Service expects to make 10 awards of $50,000 to $600,000. Anyone can apply.
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 30, 2027 · 202 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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