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Nonprofit
United Spay Alliance with the Summerlee Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens once funding details are confirmed (no exact date yet)
- Award
- $4,000 – $8,000
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This program helps groups build lasting community cat (TNR) programs. Staff take a certification course, plan a project and join a learning cohort. Awards are usually $4,000 to $8,000 after certification.
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Nonprofit
Speculative Literature Foundation (with DesiLit) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Up to $1,500
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A $1,500 yearly grant for a South Asian or South Asian diaspora writer of speculative fiction. Winners are named in March. It is free to apply.
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Nonprofit
ProLiteracy Worldwide · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 1, 2026 · due Jan 4, 2027
- Award
- Up to $6,000
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Grants up to $6,000 for nonprofits that teach adults to read, write and do math. Money can pay staff, teacher stipends, supplies or rent. There are four rounds each year.
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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
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- Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 36 more counties
A set of focused CFMT funds - animal welfare, performing arts, visual arts, and youth team activities - that open each January. Caps are $15,000 for animal welfare and each arts fund and $5,000 for the Sports Fund; 501(c)(3)s and government entities may apply.
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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens details by January 31, 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $20K
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- Local program: Knox County
Grants up to $20,000 for programs serving women, children, and youth in Knox County. No 2026 awards; next-cycle details are due by January 31, 2027.
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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens details by January 31, 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $20K
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- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Campbell County, Carter County and 21 more counties
Grants up to $20,000 for youth programs serving ETF's 25 counties. No 2026 awards; next-cycle details are due by January 31, 2027.
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Local
The Education Foundation for Clinton City & Anderson County Schools · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 1, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
- Award
- Up to $1,000
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- Local program: Anderson County
- No match
Grants for Anderson County and Clinton City schools to support students' emotional, mental or physical health and wellness. Grantees are asked to help with the foundation's Clinton 5K.
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Foundation
Athens Federal Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens August 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- Local program: Bradley County, McMinn County, Meigs County, Monroe County and 1 more counties
A bank-created foundation that makes one-time grants each year to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and charitable agencies in Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and Polk counties. Stated priorities are community development through affordable housing, job training and...
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Foundation
Two Mauds, Inc. · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 1, 2027 · due about Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
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- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 51 more counties
Two Mauds gives small groups money for spay and neuter work in and near the Appalachian region. Groups must have a budget of $250,000 or less. Grants are up to $10,000 a year.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Dec 18, 2026 · 68 days left
- Award
- Up to $200K
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Operating support for large, long-established Tennessee arts organizations with at least three straight years of operating revenue above $1 million. Requests are capped at 15% of the prior year's cash operating expenses.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Dec 18, 2026 · 68 days left
- Award
- Up to $100K
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- In Tennessee
- 17 past Tennessee awards
Operating support for qualified arts organizations chartered and headquartered in Tennessee, including government local arts agencies. Requests are capped at 20% of the prior year's cash operating expenses.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
- Award
- Up to $18K
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- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Bradley County, Davidson County and 14 more counties
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Project grants for arts activities in any discipline in Tennessee's urban counties, open to arts and non-arts nonprofits and local governments. Grantees pay costs first and are reimbursed after reporting.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
- Award
- Up to $25K
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- Local program: Bedford County, Benton County, Bledsoe County, Campbell County and 73 more counties
- No match
Project grants for arts activities in Tennessee's rural counties, open to nonprofits and local governments, with no match required this cycle. Grantees pay costs first and are reimbursed after reporting.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
- Award
- Up to $18K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Supports arts programs that reach people who face barriers to taking part in the arts. Programs must be open to the public; K-12 schools are not eligible.
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Tennessee state
TN Highway Safety Office (Dept. of Safety & Homeland Security) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 1, 2027 · due Mar 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- In Tennessee
- 318 past Tennessee awards
Federal traffic safety grants for local governments, law enforcement, colleges, and nonprofits in areas such as impaired and distracted driving, occupant protection, pedestrian safety, and emergency medical services. Applications are taken in March each year.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens January 2028 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
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A 24-month coaching program for downtown revitalization that includes training, site visits and an innovation project grant. Applications are taken every two years, and Round 11 is set for January 2028. The grant amount is not stated on the page. Space is...
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Federal
Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 10, 2026 · due about Jan 11, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 32 past Tennessee awards
Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP expects to make 59 awards. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Association
Tennessee Stormwater Association (TNSA) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jul 1, 2027 · 263 days left
- Award
- Up to $2,000
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The Tennessee Stormwater Association gives one $2,000 award each year to a local nonprofit group. The money pays for a project that cuts polluted runoff in a watershed. Rain gardens, tree planting and rain barrels are examples.
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Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due about Nov 30, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $3M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 37 past Tennessee awards
Department of Housing and Urban Development expects to make 175 awards of up to $3 million. Open to state government or nonprofit with 501(c)(3).
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Community foundation
Tipton County Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Apr 1, 2027 · due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- Local program: Tipton County
The Tipton County Foundation gives grants for charitable projects that help people in Tipton County. Most applicants are nonprofits or local governments. You start with a short statement of intent, then send a full proposal.
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