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Foundation
Tennessee Tennis Patrons Foundation (USTA Tennessee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $1,000
One-time $1,000 grants to build or upgrade public tennis courts in Tennessee. The money is seed funding to help raise more. Schools, colleges, parks departments and nonprofits can apply.
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Association
Tennessee Hospital Association / Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 10, 2026 · 60 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,500
Tennessee nurses who coach nursing students one-on-one can earn a $1,500 payment. You need at least 70 hours of precepting in one cycle and a short online course. Money is limited and paid until it runs out.
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Association
Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development (Tennessee Hospital Association) · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $105K – $140K
Primary care and some other medical residents can get $105,000 to $140,000 for agreeing to work in rural or underserved parts of Tennessee. You serve one year for each year paid. The practice site must be approved first.
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Foundation
NBA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- From $25K
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
The NBA Foundation funds nonprofits that help young people ages 14 to 24 get ready for jobs and careers. Programs must serve youth in an NBA team market, such as Memphis. Grants start at $25,000.
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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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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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Tennessee state
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 81 past Tennessee awards
Federal transit funds passed through TDOT to buy accessible vehicles and fund mobility management for seniors and people with disabilities in small urban and rural Tennessee. Federal and state funds cover 90% of capital costs.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- 54 past Tennessee awards
TWRA helps Tennessee schools start archery programs for grades 4-12. A school needs a certified instructor and a NASP equipment kit that costs about $3,300. TWRA says grant money is available to help buy the kit.
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Corporate
The Hershey Company · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Hershey funds nonprofits in communities where it has plants, including its Memphis plant. Focus areas are basic needs, education and workforce, and community culture such as arts and recreation. Start with the online eligibility quiz linked on the page.
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Federal
DOT Federal Highway Administration · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 16, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- Up to $80M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
DOT Federal Highway Administration expects to make 8 awards of up to $80 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Foundation
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $5,000 – $10K
This foundation funds U.S. nonprofits that help blind and low-vision people live on their own, learn and work. Small grants of $5,000 to $10,000 are considered all year until money runs out. Larger grants start with a call with staff in spring or summer.
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Nonprofit
The USA Hockey Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Mar 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
The USA Hockey Foundation gives grants to USA Hockey affiliates and charities that grow ice hockey. This includes sled, blind, deaf and special hockey for players with disabilities. It does not fund single teams' jerseys, ice time or travel. Applications...
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Nonprofit
The Ability Experience (Pi Kappa Phi) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The Ability Experience pays for materials to build accessible features at camps for people with disabilities. Pi Kappa Phi members come to do the building over a weekend or a week. The camp hosts the volunteers and provides a contractor or maintenance lead.
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Corporate
Oshkosh Corporation Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
The Oshkosh Corporation Foundation funds nonprofits that fight poverty. It supports food and shelter, job training, youth mentoring and groups that help first responders. Priority goes to places where Oshkosh workers live, with four deadlines a year.
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Federal
DOT Federal Highway Administration · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $2M
- In Tennessee
- Population limit in the notice: “that serve a census delineated urban area with a population of over 200,000”. Check that yours qualifies
- No match
DOT Federal Highway Administration expects to make 100 awards of up to $2 million. Open to state government.
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Foundation
We Raise Foundation (formerly Wheat Ridge Ministries) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Feb 28, 2027 · 140 days left
- Award
- From $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Two-year grants of at least $50,000 for Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving under-resourced U.S. communities. Focus areas are education, workforce, and reentry. Start with a letter of inquiry online. Tennessee groups can apply, but the funder strongly...
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Foundation or nonprofit
The Skatepark Project · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens January (LOIs taken January-March) (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants of up to $25,000 for free, public, concrete skateparks in underserved communities. Requires community involvement, a preliminary design, and at least 30% of funds raised locally.
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Corporate
LP Foundation (Louisiana-Pacific / LP Building Solutions) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 2, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Davidson County
The LP Foundation, funded by Nashville-based LP Building Solutions, reviews grant requests from the Nashville area once a year. Its priorities are affordable housing, environmental stewardship, and workforce development in manufacturing, forestry, and the...
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Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Opening soon
- Deadline
- The funder's estimated date (Sep 14, 2026) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1.6M – $3.7M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Department of Housing and Urban Development expects to make 5 awards of $1.6 million to $3.7 million.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Health (Office of Primary Prevention) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens January-February 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
About $860,000 a year for projects that help people be active and eat well, like parks, trails, playgrounds, and walking tracks. Local governments and 501(c)(3) nonprofits can apply. Applications usually open in January or February.
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