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Nonprofit
Community LIFT · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Grants for Memphis community development corporations (CDCs) to cover early project costs. Uses include site studies, design plans, and community outreach. Applications are taken any time.
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Foundation
Jim Horne & Evelyn S. Hankins Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Wilson County
This Lebanon-based foundation gives grants to charities, mostly in Wilson County. There is no deadline. Contact the trustee listed on its GrantMe funder page (from its IRS tax return) to ask.
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Foundation
Wright Charitable Trust (c/o Carroll Bank & Trust) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Carroll County
Bank-managed trust that only funds groups that benefit the town of Huntingdon. Civic groups apply through the trustee, and a committee decides as needs come up.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $400K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Helps water and sewer systems in distressed counties, or on the state's financially distressed utility list, pay for mapping, modeling, system analysis, asset management plans, and regionalization studies. The studies are meant to set up future CDBG, SRF,...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Supplies the local match for economically distressed or at-risk communities that are applying for a large federal or state grant they could not otherwise afford to match. Communities apply to TNECD before submitting the main application and receive a...
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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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Foundation
Thomas W. Briggs Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 10, 2026 · 60 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Grants for Memphis nonprofits with a Memphis office. Talk with the director and complete the interest form by December 10, 2026. Invited proposals are due February 1, 2027.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 10, 2026 · 60 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
A reimbursable grant helps communities prepare publicly owned industrial sites for state certification. A site must be judged an eligible candidate after a visit by the state's consultant. Step 1 certification applications for the Winter 2027 round are due...
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Foundation
James H. Prentiss Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This family foundation in Cordova gives grants to charities. It lists no deadline and no limits on who can ask. Past Tennessee grants went mostly to Memphis groups, like a child advocacy center and a park.
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Utility / co-op
Paris Board of Public Utilities Trust, Inc. (Paris BPU Round Up) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Henry County
Paris BPU customers round up their bills, raising about $7,500 a month. A trust board gives the money to nonprofits in Paris and Henry County. Groups must meet the trust's funding guidelines; contact Paris BPU to ask how to apply.
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Foundation
Nathan Cummings Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $250K
This foundation funds nonprofits working on racial, economic, or environmental justice. It has a special interest in work in the U.S. South. You start with a short letter of inquiry online, any time of year.
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Nonprofit
Atlas Network (Atlas Economic Research Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Feb 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Atlas Network gives grants to independent think tanks and policy groups that promote free markets and limited government. Most grants are for Atlas partners, and joining is free. Groups that are not partners can send a letter of interest for a...
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Foundation
Timken Foundation of Canton · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The Timken Foundation gives grants to 501(c)(3) groups for charitable and educational projects, often buildings and equipment. No form is needed; include proof of your 501(c)(3) status. Most past grants went to Ohio, especially the Canton area.
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Corporate
Ryder System Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The Ryder company foundation reviews written grant requests from 501(c)(3) groups all year. Send one letter about your project, finances, board, and services. Many past gifts were employee matches and sponsorships, mostly in Florida.
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Nonprofit
Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $25K
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
Property owners and tenants in the Memphis Medical District can get help paying for building fronts, signs, lighting, fencing, sidewalks and build-outs. The current page offers up to $25,000 per project, up to $12,500 each for owner and tenant. A committee...
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Nonprofit
Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $3,500
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
Small developers, small businesses and property owners in the Memphis Medical District can get up to $3,500 for early planning costs. This can cover feasibility studies, financial models and site design. The whole project must cost at least $10,000.
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Local
Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 1, 2027 · 172 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 29 more counties
Grants for social ministries and church expansion in the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee. Requests must be sponsored by a parish, commission, or Bishop and Council. Applications are due April 1 and September 1.
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Utility / co-op
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA Economic Development) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
TVA gives InvestPrep grants to help get industrial sites and buildings ready for new jobs. Communities work with a TVA Economic Development area representative to see if a site qualifies. Amounts are not posted; ask TVA.
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Foundation
The Wm M & A Cafaro Family Foundation (Cafaro Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
An Ohio family foundation tied to a shopping mall company. Send a request with your history, tax letter, and the amount and reason. Most grants go to Ohio groups; past Tennessee grants went to Clarksville.
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