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Tennessee state
Tennessee State Library and Archives · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 6 – Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
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Secretary of State grants of up to $10,000 that help official county or city archives (or a nonprofit legally authorized to keep local government records) buy archival shelving and supplies, pay for conservation or digitization, hire part-time help or...
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Private
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 3, 2026 – Feb 24, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $10K – $60K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Groups that hold rare audio or video recordings can get money to digitize them. Requests run from $10,000 to $60,000. The work must be done by an outside lab.
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Private
National Film Preservation Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 24, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Nonprofit and public archives can get lab work paid to save old films. You first contact the foundation about your project. Television and video works are not eligible.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $25K – $1M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 14
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) projects enhance the quality of library services nationwide. The program supports projects that: promote adult reading, and health and financial literacies; focus on programming and archival practices...
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 43 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $10K
Pilot grants for arts journalism and cultural coverage: travel grants for reporting trips, grants to individual arts journalists, and larger grants to media outlets that hire them. Applicants must live in or be headquartered in a South Arts state such as...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $500K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 6
The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program builds the capacity of African American museums and supports the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The program supports projects that...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $75K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 18
Inspire Grants for Small Museums (Inspire) is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program designed to support small museums of all disciplines, including small rural or small remote institutions and small museums that have not previously...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $100K – $500K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
The 21st Century Museum Professionals (21MP) grant program supports projects that build career pathways, strengthen professional networks, and identify and share effective workforce education and training practices in the museum field.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $350K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 18
he Museums for America (MFA) program invests in museums of all sizes – from small to large – and disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $350K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 18
Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program, designed to support projects that use learning and training to generate change and growth within museums of all...
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Private
American Library Association (Publishing Committee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 29 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Grants up to $5,000 to make reading lists, indexes, web guides, or other guides to library resources. Libraries, groups, and individuals can apply. Proposals are due November 6, 2026.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $75K – $1M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 8
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) projects build a library and archival workforce that can meet the information needs of communities of all types and sizes and increase the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and library and information...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $500K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
The Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program supports projects that build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities and advance the growth and development of a professional workforce...
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $50K – $750K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 14
The National Leadership Grants for Museums program (NLG-M) invests in projects that address critical needs of the museum field. NLG-M projects have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the public through the...
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Community foundation
Community Foundation for Dickson County (CFMT affiliate) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
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- ! Local program: Dickson County
Grants up to $5,000 for Dickson County nonprofits working on conservation, youth and older adults, or historic preservation.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee State Museum · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 1 – Aug 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $100K
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State-funded capital grants for Tennessee museums run by 501(c)(3) nonprofits or tied to a government entity, for repairs and improvements such as roofs, HVAC, restrooms, electrical and accessibility. Museums must have been open to the public for at least...
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Private
Freedom to Read Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Libraries, schools, colleges, and nonprofits can get $1,000 for Banned Books Week events. The events teach people about the freedom to read. Groups that won in the past five years cannot apply.
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Local
Vanderbilt University (Community Relations) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 14, 2026 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- ! Local program: Davidson County
Vanderbilt gives program support, event sponsorships and in-kind help to Davidson County nonprofits working on K-12 and adult education, arts and humanities, social services, and child and youth development. The spring cycle covers events and programs...
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Private
Arts Midwest (with the National Endowment for the Arts) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- $5,000 – $20K
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Matching grants of $5,000 to $20,000 for a community-wide reading program built around one book. Public libraries, schools, colleges, and nonprofits can apply. Groups that are not libraries must partner with a library.
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Corporate
Vulcan Materials Company Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- 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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