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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Arconic Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 56 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $15K
- ! Local program: Blount County, Knox County, Loudon County, Monroe County and 1 more counties
Arconic Foundation and PLTW fund public and charter schools in five East Tennessee counties. Schools can start or grow PLTW Launch, Gateway, Computer Science or Engineering. Schools with many low-income students get priority.
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Corporate
Toyota · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Carroll County, Madison County, Shelby County
Toyota gives grants for STEM education, job readiness and local needs near its plants. Nonprofits, public schools and local governments near the Jackson plant (Madison, Shelby and Carroll counties) can apply online. Deadlines are May 1 and October 1 each...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 20, 2027 · 103 days left
- Award
- $200K – $2M
- ✓ In Tennessee
- ✓ No match
- i 116 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation gives grants of $200,000 to $2 million. Anyone can apply.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 18, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ In Tennessee
- ✓ No match
- i 183 past Tennessee awards
A grant from U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Foundation
Smith Richardson Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds research and policy projects on major US public policy and national security problems. You first mail a concept paper of six pages or less. Staff then may invite a full proposal.
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Corporate
Motorola Solutions Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens late November 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Funds coding, robotics, AI, cybersecurity, and engineering programs for under-resourced youth and young adults, plus first-responder training. First-time requests go up to $50,000. The 2027 cycle starts in late November 2026.
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Foundation
Philip Snyder Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Family foundation that funds charitable, educational and scientific work, with no stated place limit. Most past grants were small gifts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, plus some in Nashville. Send a written request any time.
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Foundation
Wolftever Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This family foundation on Signal Mountain gives grants to charities. Its tax return lists a contact and no deadlines or limits. Past grants went to Signal Mountain groups, like a school fund and an emergency services group.
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Foundation
The Lazard Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The foundation of the Lazard investment firm gives unrestricted grants to public charities. Send a letter that describes your group and its work; there is no deadline. Most past grants went to New York and New Jersey groups.
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Foundation
Robert W. and Elise B. Lykins Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Louisville family foundation with no stated limits on where it gives. Half of its past grants went to Nashville groups such as parks, public media and the library. There is no form or deadline.
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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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Corporate
Delek US (Delek Fund for Hope, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
Delek US employee-driven fund that grants to 501(c)(3) public charities where Delek does business, including the Middle Tennessee area. Requests are reviewed by a local Fund for Hope committee, then by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The...
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Foundation
We Raise Foundation (formerly Wheat Ridge Ministries) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Feb 28, 2027 · 142 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
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds 501(c)(3) public charities that support constitutional government, free markets, civil society and informed citizens. Start with a short letter of inquiry at any time. Invited full applications have four yearly deadlines.
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Foundation
The Rota Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $250 – $10K
Small grants for local community nonprofits anywhere in the US. Areas include animals, education, health, hunger, homelessness, veterans and human rights. Grants run $250 to $10,000 and average about $5,000.
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Corporate
Walmart / Walmart Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- $250 – $5,000
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Local Walmart stores, Sam's Clubs and distribution centers give cash grants of $250 to $5,000 to groups serving their area. Nonprofits, schools, local governments and faith groups running community projects can apply. Apply through a Spark Good account on...
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Foundation
The Assisi Foundation of Memphis · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 28 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Fayette County, Shelby County, Tipton County
Grants to Greater Memphis nonprofits in health and human services, education, social justice and ethics, arts and culture, and community capacity building. Some focus areas can apply only in certain quarters (arts in Q1, education in Q2, digital news in...
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Nonprofit
USA Swimming Foundation (with U.S. Masters Swimming) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 15, 2026 · 37 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Grants help instructors and programs teach adults to swim. The goal is fewer adult drownings. Winners must register as a U.S. Masters Swimming club or workout group.
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Foundation
Fund for Teachers (local partners: Public Education Forward Chattanooga and Bradley/Cleveland Public Education Foundation) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 21, 2027 · 104 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
Grants for experienced PreK-12 teachers to design their own summer learning experience, at home or abroad, and bring it back to the classroom. In Hamilton County, Bradley County and Cleveland, the local education foundations help teachers prepare proposals.
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Corporate
Leaders Education Foundation (Leaders Credit Union) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 20 – Sep 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $500 – $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Benton County, Carroll County, Chester County, Crockett County and 17 more counties
- ✓ No match
Annual grants for West Tennessee educators: $1,000 classroom project grants (video entry plus public Facebook voting), $500 teacher-appreciation grants requested by a school administrator, and $1,000 professional development or certification grants. Public...
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