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Nonprofit
Southern Partners Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $3,500
Small grants for rural grassroots organizing in 12 Southern states, including Tennessee. Money can pay for small projects, training, planning or travel. Groups may ask twice a year, up to $3,500 total.
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Foundation
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This foundation takes letters of inquiry year-round through its online portal. It funds family caregiver support, public debate projects, and policy research. If your idea fits, staff may invite a full proposal.
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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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Corporate
Walmart / Walmart Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 50 days left
- Award
- $250 – $5,000
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Local Walmart stores, Sam's Clubs and distribution centers give cash grants of $250 to $5,000 to groups serving their area. Nonprofits, schools, local governments and faith groups running community projects can apply. Apply through a Spark Good account on...
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Community foundation
South Cumberland Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Franklin County, Grundy County, Marion County
Small, non-competitive grants for strengthening an organization's internal systems, such as AmeriCorps host fees, pilot projects, planning, strategic planning, board or website development. Applications are accepted any time and decided case by case; the...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture – Land and Water Stewardship Section · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
State cost-share incentive payments to Tennessee landowners for installing agricultural best management practices that cut water pollution, delivered mainly through county Soil and Water Conservation Districts, plus funding for water-quality education...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $500K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 6 past Tennessee awards
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 32 awards of $5,000 to $500,000.
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Corporate
Bass Pro Shops · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's Outdoor Fund makes Local Impact Grants of up to $5,000, reviewed on a rolling basis, for conservation and outdoor-access projects in communities near its stores. Nonprofits, municipalities and public institutions can apply.
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Nonprofit
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 9 days left
- Award
- $50K – $300K
- 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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Foundation or nonprofit
The Episcopal Church · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 9 days left
- Award
- Up to $15K
- In Tennessee
- Only 9 days left to apply
Grants for Episcopal parishes, dioceses, and schools working on nature restoration, regenerative farming, or climate projects. Awards go up to $15,000. Applications close October 20, 2026.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Presbyterian Women in the PC(USA) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $50K
One-time grants of $5,000 to $50,000 for new programs that meet human needs. U.S. projects need an endorsement from a local Presbyterian Women group moderator. Applications are due November 1.
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Corporate
Sylvamo · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Sylvamo, a paper company based in Memphis, gives grants mainly for student learning. It also funds forest, water and air projects and urgent local needs. Only groups near a Sylvamo site can apply.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center (University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 32 days left
- Award
- Up to $100K
USDA-funded grants for groups that teach farmers how to manage money, market, legal and weather risks. Main projects get up to $75,000, crop insurance projects up to $100,000, and small exploratory projects up to $10,000.
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Nonprofit
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
DAR gives up to $10,000 to nonprofits that save historic buildings, records, objects, markers and cemeteries. Each application needs a support letter from a local DAR chapter. Smaller projects are encouraged.
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Nonprofit
Archaeological Institute of America · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 1, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
AIA gives up to $15,000 to protect threatened archaeological sites through conservation, site protection and monitoring. Projects with public education and outreach are favored. It does not pay for digs, surveys, field schools or salaries.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Health · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $40M
A $104 million state program, paid from TennCare shared savings, for capital projects that expand rural health care (renovations, expansions, new construction) and for seed grants of up to $500,000 to open or expand rural primary care, especially pediatric...
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Corporate
Norfolk Southern · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
This program gives Norfolk Southern materials, not cash, to groups with projects that match the company's focus areas. It is open all year with no deadline. Apply online through the Norfolk Southern grant programs page.
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Local
River City Company (with City of Chattanooga funding) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hamilton County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
A 1:1 matching reimbursement grant for permanent interior and exterior improvements to ground-floor retail storefronts in downtown Chattanooga, prioritizing visible exterior projects for retail, food and beverage and other pedestrian-facing businesses....
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Community foundation
South Cumberland Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Franklin County, Grundy County, Marion County
A summer collaborative grant round for the South Cumberland Plateau. The 2026 round, called the Yellow Ribbon Initiative, seeks projects on addiction prevention, recovery, or re-entry after jail or prison. No deadline or award size is posted, so contact the fund.
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Local
Sertoma Club of Nashville · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
A civic club that grants money to Nashville-area nonprofits year-round through a short online application. The club favors projects where its members can also volunteer.
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