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  1. Corporate

    Louder Than Words grants

    JD Finish Line Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Due about Oct 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Up to $10K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)

    The JD Finish Line Foundation gives grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofits across the country. Each of three yearly rounds has its own focus: health, job skills or safe communities. The current safe communities round closes October 15.

    Checked 3 days ago against the source

  2. Foundation

    Organizational Support (performances of music by younger American composers)

    Alice M. Ditson Fund (Columbia University) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • No match required
    • Only 6 days left to apply

    Supports professional music groups, festivals and conferences that perform works by younger or lesser-known living American classical composers. There are two deadlines a year, April 1 and October 15. Music education programs are not funded.

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  3. Foundation

    Recording Projects (music by younger American composers)

    Alice M. Ditson Fund (Columbia University) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • No match required
    • Only 6 days left to apply

    Helps pay to record and share music by younger or lesser-known living American classical composers. There is one deadline each year, October 15. Awards are paid to a U.S. nonprofit or fiscal sponsor.

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  4. Federal

    BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program

    Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
    Award
    Up to $500K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • No match required
    • Only 6 days left to apply

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program. This opportunity supports states and units of local government, including tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions, in...

    Checked today against the source

  5. Corporate

    Oral health grants (quarterly cycles)

    Patterson Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
    Award
    Up to $35K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • Only 7 days left to apply

    The Patterson Foundation helps nonprofits give dental care to people in need. It funds clinic building projects, hygienist and dental assistant pay, and program costs. Groups staffed mostly by dental volunteers get priority.

    Checked 3 days ago against the source

  6. Corporate

    Assistance dog grants (quarterly cycles)

    Patterson Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
    Award
    Up to $35K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • Only 7 days left to apply

    The Patterson Foundation funds groups that breed, raise and place service dogs for veterans and people with disabilities. Grants can cover building projects, client-facing trainer pay, and programs. Groups must be members or candidates of ADI or IGDF.

    Checked 3 days ago against the source

  7. Local

    Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Programs – 2026 Request for Applications

    Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA), Nashville · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Local program: Davidson County
    • Only 7 days left to apply
    • Past Tennessee awards on file: 110

    HUD Emergency Solutions Grant funds administered by MDHA for Nashville-Davidson County, for nonprofits and local government agencies serving people experiencing homelessness. Applications go through MDHA's Neighborly portal.

    Checked 4 days ago against the source

  8. Tennessee state

    AmeriCorps State Competitive & EAP Grants – 2027-28

    Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • Only 7 days left to apply
    • Past Tennessee awards on file: 61

    Federal AmeriCorps funds, run through Volunteer Tennessee, for nonprofits and public agencies to operate AmeriCorps programs in disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environment, health and veterans. Competitive and Education Award Program...

    Checked 4 days ago against the source

  9. Tennessee state

    Aeronautics Economic Development Fund (AEDF) – FY2027

    TN Department of Transportation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • Only 7 days left to apply

    Reimbursement grants for aerospace-related economic development and job creation, for capital or non-capital projects. Local governments, their economic development organizations, airport authorities, and state subdivisions may apply. $5.2 million is...

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  10. Corporate

    Dollar Tree Gift Card Grant

    Dollar Tree / Gift Card Bank · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
    Award
    $2,500 – $10K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • Only 7 days left to apply

    This program gives Dollar Tree gift cards to hand out to families in need for food and other essentials. 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Title I schools in the 48 lower states can apply. Round Two applications are due October 16, 2026, and winners are picked by lottery.

    Checked 2 days ago against the source

  11. Federal

    FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide      

    Bureau of Land Management · Department of the Interior · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 16, 2026 · 7 days left
    Award
    $30K – $220K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • Only 7 days left to apply

    The Headquarters Bureau of Land Management (BLM) offices have collaborated with Qualified Youth Corps, as authorized by the Public Lands Corps Act (PLC), to accomplish natural and cultural resource-focused projects for numerous years. This program"s...

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  12. Private

    Host Newsroom Application 2027-2028 (reporter salary grants)

    Report for America (The GroundTruth Project) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
    Award
    Up to $30K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • Only 10 days left to apply

    Local news outlets can apply to host a Report for America reporter. The program pays half the reporter's salary in year one, up to $27,500 or $30,000. Your newsroom pays the rest and must raise local money for it.

    Checked 3 days ago against the source

  13. Federal

    Plant Protection Act Section 7721 Fiscal Year 2027 National Clean Plant Network (NCPN)

    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Department of Agriculture · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
    Award
    Up to $3.5M
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • No match required
    • Only 10 days left to apply
    • Past Tennessee awards on file: 18

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announce this funding opportunity to carry out the Plant Protection Act Section 7721 (PPA 7721) National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) program. APHIS will consider project...

    Checked today against the source

  14. Tennessee state

    FVPSA Hurricane 2.0 (disaster preparedness for DV shelters)

    TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
    Award
    Up to $100K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee
    • Only 10 days left to apply

    Equipment grants that help domestic violence shelters already funded by OCJP prepare for and respond to disasters. Personnel and travel costs are not allowed.

    Checked 4 days ago against the source

  15. Local

    Health, Education, and Services (HES) grants, 2027 cycle

    Berea College Appalachian Fund · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $25K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 29 more counties
    • Only 10 days left to apply

    Berea College gives grants to nonprofits that serve rural Appalachian counties, including East Tennessee. Money goes to health, education and social service programs. New groups must send a short inquiry form by October 10.

    Checked 3 days ago against the source

  16. Private

    Acres for America (2027 RFP)

    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
    Award
    $250K – $1M
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • Only 10 days left to apply

    Walmart-funded national program for large land acquisitions and conservation easements protecting fish and wildlife habitat. Two-phase process: pre-proposal, then invited full proposal due December 2, 2026. Requires at least 1:1 match.

    Checked 3 days ago against the source

  17. Federal

    FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program

    Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · Department of Transportation · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
    Award
    $25K – $55M
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • No match required
    • Only 10 days left to apply
    • Past Tennessee awards on file: 32

    The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the opportunity to apply for up to $100 million in FY 2027 Airport Infrastructure Grant funds for the FCT competitive grant program, made available under the...

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  18. Federal

    Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)

    Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
    Award
    $650K – $10.1M
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Location limits unclear — check eligibility
    • No match required
    • Only 10 days left to apply
    • Past Tennessee awards on file: 72

    The FY 2027 Health Center Program Service Area Competition (SAC) funding improves the health of medically underserved communities and populations by providing grants to support the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality preventive and primary health care...

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  19. Private

    Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices (Cycle 5)

    Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
    Award
    $50K – $300K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • No match required
    • 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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  20. Private

    Creation Care Grants (eco-region networks) 2026

    The Episcopal Church · Open

    Deadline
    Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
    Award
    Up to $15K
    • Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
    • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
    • Only 11 days left to apply

    Grants for Episcopal parishes, dioceses, and schools working on nature restoration, regenerative farming, or climate projects. Awards go up to $15,000. Applications close October 20, 2026.

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