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Local
Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hamilton County, McMinn County, Marion County
Seed money for new outreach ministries run by Episcopal parishes in the southeast region of the Diocese of East Tennessee. Parish members must take part hands-on. There is no deadline. Open to Episcopal parishes in the diocese's southeast...
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Local
ELCA Southeastern Synod · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Cocke County, Cumberland County and 10 more counties
About $10,000 a year in grants for Lutheran ministry projects in Tennessee from Chattanooga eastward. An East Tennessee group reviews requests. Applications are due November 30. Only congregations in the synod's Conference 6 (East Tennessee) can apply.
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Local
Presbytery of East Tennessee (PC(USA)) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Bradley County, Campbell County and 11 more counties
Grants help congregations in the Presbytery of East Tennessee with building and property upkeep. The presbytery plans two to three grants of up to $5,000 in 2026. Applications are due October 31, 2026.
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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
Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
A Nashville family foundation that takes grant proposals at any time and reviews them as they come in. Major grants usually go to Nashville and a few other states. Environmental and conservation proposals are considered from anywhere in the country.
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Nonprofit
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 15, 2026 · 35 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Rutherford County
A Murfreesboro women's group that gives grants to charities meeting basic needs in Rutherford County. Basic needs means food, clothing, shelter and medicine. Applications are due November 15, and money goes out in February.
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Foundation
The Ayers Foundation Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County, Decatur County, Henderson County, Lawrence County and 2 more counties
A Parsons-based foundation focused on rural Tennessee education, conservation and social welfare. Its tax return says applications are taken at any time. Gifts go mainly to groups in six named Tennessee counties.
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Tennessee state
TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- Up to $100K
- In Tennessee
- Only 8 days left to apply
Equipment grants that help domestic violence shelters already funded by OCJP prepare for and respond to disasters. Personnel and travel costs are not allowed.
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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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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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Corporate
Delek US (Delek Fund for Hope, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
Delek US employee-driven fund that grants to 501(c)(3) public charities where Delek does business, including the Middle Tennessee area. Requests are reviewed by a local Fund for Hope committee, then by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The...
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Tennessee state
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Financial and technical help for Tennessee farmers and non-industrial forest owners to install conservation practices that address soil, water, air and habitat concerns. Applications are taken year-round at local USDA Service Centers, but must be in by the...
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Tennessee state
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds permanent easements that keep Tennessee farmland in agriculture (through eligible entities such as land trusts and governments) or that restore and protect wetlands on private land (landowners apply directly). Applications received by the state...
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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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Foundation
Louie M. & Betty M. Phillips Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
Grants for health, human services, civic, education and arts groups, with priority for the greater Nashville area. Send a two-page letter proposal by email; there is no form. Deadlines are the last business day of May and October.
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Federal
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 8, 2026 · 58 days left
- Award
- Up to $1M
- Location limits unclear. Check who can apply
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Forest Service expects to make 6 awards of up to $1 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Entertainment Commission (TN Dept. of Economic & Community Development) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A cash rebate grant of up to 25% of Qualified Tennessee Expenditures for film and TV production companies. Productions must spend at least $500,000 in Tennessee per episode or per project. Companies sign a grant contract with TNECD after review. Awards are...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
New or expanding companies can get grants to train net new full-time employees. Funds pay for eligible new jobs that are created and kept. Grants are discretionary and need a signed contract before hiring.
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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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Tennessee state
TN Department of Human Services (Child Care Services) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Helps licensed child care providers add new slots by partnering with a local employer. The state matches what the employer invests. Applications are taken on a rolling basis while funds last.
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