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Nonprofit
CMA Foundation (Country Music Association) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 32 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Public school music teachers can apply to be named a Music Teacher of Excellence. Each year 30 teachers win $5,000, split between their classroom and themselves. Phase One is due November 12, 2026.
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Nonprofit
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Public and charter schools can get donated musical instruments. At least 65% of students must be economically disadvantaged. The school needs a music program at least two years old.
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Nonprofit
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Schools that lost music instruments in a natural disaster can ask for replacements. It covers losses that insurance or FEMA will not replace. The school must plan to reopen soon.
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Nonprofit
MusiCares (Recording Academy) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Music workers facing illness, injury, disaster or job loss can ask for help with rent, bills or medical costs. Payments go straight to landlords or providers. You need five years of music work or six released credits.
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Corporate
Grand Ole Opry (Opry Trust Fund) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
People who work or worked full time in country music can ask for help in an emergency. It covers extraordinary need, not just lost work. Contact the fund by email to request help.
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Nonprofit
Entertainment Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Performing arts and entertainment workers in a money crisis can ask for help with basic bills. A social worker reviews each case. You must show five years of arts income.
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Foundation
The Puffin Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Artists and small arts groups can apply for project grants. This round is for film, video and theater. You must mail a paper request form first, then apply online.
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Foundation
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $50K
Painters, sculptors and other visual artists can apply any time for an unrestricted grant. Grants go up to $50,000, most near $35,000. Review takes 9 to 12 months.
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Foundation
Foundation for Contemporary Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $500 – $3,000
Artists with a sudden chance or unexpected cost tied to a project can apply. Grants are $500 to $3,000, about $2,200 on average. The program runs all year.
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Nonprofit
CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $3,000
Craft artists hit by a disaster or emergency in the last 90 days can apply. The grant page lists one-time $3,000 grants. Money is given each quarter until it runs out.
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Foundation
The Shubert Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 3, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Nonprofit theaters can apply for general operating support. Applications are due December 3, 2026. Take the online eligibility quiz first.
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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
The Shubert Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 3 days left to apply
Nonprofit dance companies and arts-related groups can apply for general operating support. Applications are due October 14, 2026. Take the online eligibility quiz first.
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Nonprofit
PetSmart Charities · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Cash grants help animal groups care for pets after a declared natural disaster. Funds can pay for supplies, vet care, short-term repairs, and extra staff. You must apply within 90 days of the disaster.
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Nonprofit
Best Friends Animal Society (Binky Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $1,000 – $10K
Grants of $1,000 to $10,000 for young animal welfare groups. Your group must be under five years old and a Best Friends Network Partner. A leader must have finished a Best Friends Learning Advancement course.
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Nonprofit
First Responders Children's Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
One-time help for first responder families with children who face a sudden money crisis. The grant pays rent, mortgage, utilities, or child care directly. Applications are reviewed all year.
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Nonprofit
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Free bullet and stab protective vests for police and sheriff K9 dogs. The agency fills out an inquiry form, then a full application. Vests are given first-come, first-served as money allows.
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Nonprofit
Wild Ones Natural Landscapers · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 18, 2026 · 38 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Native plants for schools, nature centers, youth groups, libraries, and community groups to build learning gardens. Most awards are plants shipped to you. A small cash grant up to $500 is possible in some cases.
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Nonprofit
Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants help schools and community groups run child meal programs. Right now the focus is school breakfast and summer meals kids can take home. Start with the online inquiry form.
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Nonprofit
AKC Reunite · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Local emergency management teams can get a trailer stocked to shelter at least 65 pets after a disaster. Local AKC clubs raise part of the cost. AKC Reunite pays the rest.
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