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Nonprofit
National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 5 – Jun 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Pays for outdoor programs on public land that help veterans' health and well-being. Nonprofits, government agencies and tribes can apply. Grants are up to $10,000.
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Foundation
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $300K
DRK backs early-stage groups tackling urgent social or environmental problems. Picks get up to $300,000 over three years, plus hands-on support. Groups should be two to five years old and past a pilot.
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Foundation
Nathan Cummings Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $250K
This foundation funds nonprofits working on racial, economic, or environmental justice. It has a special interest in work in the U.S. South. You start with a short letter of inquiry online, any time of year.
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Corporate
Vulcan Materials Company Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Dickson County, Hamilton County, Maury County
Vulcan's foundation gives grants to charities and local governments, like public schools and parks, near Vulcan quarries and offices. It funds education, environmental learning, basic needs and local history and culture. Send a letter with your plan,...
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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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Federal
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 12, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- $200K – $750K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 2 days left to apply
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Forest Service expects to make 5 awards of $200,000 to $750,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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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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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (Lillian Ashley Fund) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Coffee County
Grants up to $20,000 for Coffee County nonprofits and public schools working on children and youth, animal welfare, or environmental conservation.
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Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 25, 2027 · 107 days left
- Award
- $112K – $250K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 26 past Tennessee awards
Department of Housing and Urban Development expects to make 20 awards of $112,500 to $250,000. Open to nonprofit with 501(c)(3), tribal government or nonprofit without 501(c)(3).
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 16, 2026 · 67 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $150K
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 11 past Tennessee awards
Fish and Wildlife Service expects to make 47 awards of $5,000 to $150,000. Open to state government.
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Federal
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 8, 2026 · 59 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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Federal
DOC NOAA - ERA Production · Department of Commerce · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 18, 2026 · 39 days left
- Award
- $2.5M – $100M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 4 past Tennessee awards
DOC NOAA - ERA Production gives grants of $2.5 million to $100 million.
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Foundation
Dudley and Walter Morgan Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This family foundation in Nashville gives grants to charities. Its tax return lists a contact and no deadlines or limits. Past grants went to Nashville groups, like a creek conservation group and a school.
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Education foundation
MIT Solve · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- From $10K
Solve wants tech-based answers to climate problems like heat, floods, food systems and greener cities. Every team picked gets a $10,000 grant, and some win larger prizes. Nonprofits, companies and individuals may apply.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Keep America Beautiful · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 27 days left
- Award
- $10K – $25K
Dollar Tree-funded awards to communities whose elected local leaders run innovative, data-driven litter solutions. Prizes are $10,000, $15,000 or $25,000 by population, and a KAB affiliate is not required.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Dec 31, 2027. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 32 past Tennessee awards
A grant from National Park Service.
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 41 days left
- Award
- $10K – $14.2M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 15 past Tennessee awards
Fish and Wildlife Service expects to make 15 awards of $10,000 to $14.2 million. Open to state government.
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 30, 2027 · 202 days left
- Award
- Up to $1M
Fish and Wildlife Service expects to make 100 awards of up to $1 million. Anyone can apply.
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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
Wild Ones Natural Landscapers · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 18, 2026 · 39 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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