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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $50K – $600K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 620 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation expects to make 10 awards of $50,000 to $600,000. Anyone can apply.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
- Award
- $50K – $150K
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 5 awards of $50,000 to $150,000.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
- Award
- $50K – $150K
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 25 awards of $50,000 to $150,000. Open to tribal government.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
- Award
- $75K – $1M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 8 past Tennessee awards
Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 35 awards of $75,000 to $1 million.
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Nonprofit
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
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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Association
American Library Association (with Cummins Inc.) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 28, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Twenty-five U.S. public libraries receive a $5,000 programming stipend, four STEM kits, and training for 12 months of early-childhood STEM programs.
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Nonprofit
Newberry Library · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 56 days left
- Award
- $3,000 – $6,000
Pays $3,000 a month for one to two months of research in the Newberry Library's collections in Chicago. Scholars with a PhD at any career stage may apply; they need not be faculty. Fellows find their own housing.
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Nonprofit
Newberry Library · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 15, 2027 · 98 days left
- Award
- Up to $3,000
Gives artists and writers a $3,000 stipend and research space to use the Newberry Library's collections for a creative project. It is open to visual and performing artists, authors, cartoonists, journalists, playwrights, and filmmakers. Studio space is not...
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Nonprofit
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
- Award
- $50K – $300K
- In Tennessee
- No match
- Only 11 days left to apply
Nonprofit libraries, archives and museums can apply to digitize rare items. Projects should share stories of groups often left out of history. Grants range from $50,000 to $300,000.
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Association
American Library Association (Publishing Committee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 6, 2026 · 28 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
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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Nonprofit
The Pilcrow Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $800
Rural public libraries hit by a tornado, flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster can get $800 in new hardcover children's books. No local match is needed. You ask for the application by email or mail.
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Association
Association for Library Service to Children / Young Adult Library Services Association (American Library Association) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
A $1,000 award for a librarian with a creative literacy project for youth ages 10 to 19. You do not need to be an ALA member to apply, but the winner must join ALA/YALSA, and the grant can pay that cost.
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Education foundation
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Yale University) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 1 – Aug 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $2,500 – $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Pays $5,000 a month for two weeks to two months of research in Yale library collections. Scholars, artists, writers and other researchers can apply. People enrolled in a degree program cannot apply.
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Nonprofit
New York Public Library (Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $90K
Should we apply? · Get ready
A year-long fellowship at the New York Public Library for scholars and writers, including novelists and poets. Fellows get a $90,000 stipend, an office and full library access. Research toward a degree is not eligible.
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Association
Association for Rural & Small Libraries · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Mar 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Staff of rural and small libraries can win free registration and hotel nights at the ARSL national conference. Some awards add up to $500 for travel. A few scholarships are open to people who are not ARSL members.
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Nonprofit
Society of American Archivists Foundation (with Society of Southwest Archivists) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Grants of up to $5,000 help archives, libraries and museums save records hurt by a major disaster. Money can pay for freeze drying, storage, moving materials and supplies. You do not need to be a member to apply.
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Nonprofit
Goodlettsville Chamber Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jan 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $250 – $2,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Davidson County, Sumner County
Small grants for nonprofits, schools and libraries that serve Goodlettsville. Awards range from $250 to $2,500 and are given at the Chamber Gala in February. The last deadline was January 30, 2026.
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Foundation
Believe in Reading · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens October 2026 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Believe in Reading funds proven literacy programs run by nonprofits, schools and public libraries. Reading must be the main activity, for any age, including adult literacy and English learning. It does not pay for buildings, textbooks or general operating costs.
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Corporate
Dollar General Literacy Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens spring 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Youth Literacy grants (up to $5,000) help schools, libraries and nonprofits support K-12 students reading below grade level. Applicants must be in a Dollar General state and within 15 miles of a Dollar General store. The...
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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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