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Nonprofit
Newberry Library · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 15, 2027 · 97 days left
- Award
- Up to $3,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
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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Foundation
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 15, 2026 · due Jan 15, 2027
- Award
- Up to $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
The Gottlieb Foundation gives $25,000 grants to painters, sculptors and printmakers who have made serious art for at least 20 years. Artists must show financial need. Students, crafts and project funding are not eligible.
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Nonprofit
IBMA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 31, 2027 · 113 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Supports bluegrass activities that bring more people of color into bluegrass music. Project grants are due January 31 each year. Individual musicians of color can also ask for smaller grants any time.
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Nonprofit
Speculative Literature Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens May 1, 2027 · due May 31, 2027
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
A $1,000 grant for speculative fiction writers age 50 or older who are early in their careers. Writers decide how to use the money. It is free to apply.
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Nonprofit
Speculative Literature Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jul 1, 2027 · due Jul 31, 2027
- Award
- Up to $500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Two $500 grants for speculative fiction. One goes to a writer from an underrepresented group; one goes to work showing a diverse world. Writers may apply for both.
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Nonprofit
Speculative Literature Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Sep 1, 2027 · due Sep 30, 2027
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
A $1,000 grant for working-class, low-income, or homeless writers of speculative fiction. Winners may stay anonymous. It is free to apply.
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Foundation
Julia C. West Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- On our individual artist or creative guide
- Local program: Hawkins County, Sullivan County
Grants for local education, arts and animal welfare work in the Kingsport area. Applications are welcome all year; the board reviews in the first half of the year. Awards for the 2027 cycle are expected in May 2027.
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Foundation
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $50K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Painters, sculptors and other visual artists can apply any time for an unrestricted grant. Grants go up to $50,000, most near $35,000. Review takes 9 to 12 months.
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Nonprofit
CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $3,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Craft artists hit by a disaster or emergency in the last 90 days can apply. The grant page lists one-time $3,000 grants. Money is given each quarter until it runs out.
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Foundation
The Amphion Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 19, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
Grants pay for big projects that perform or record music by composer Elliott Carter, especially lesser-known works. Nonprofits, fiscally sponsored groups, and recording companies can apply. Individuals can apply only for recordings, through a fiscal sponsor.
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Foundation
The Puffin Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 41 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Artists and small arts groups can apply for project grants. This round is for film, video and theater. You must mail a paper request form first, then apply online.
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Nonprofit
Speculative Literature Foundation (with DesiLit) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- Up to $1,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
A $1,500 yearly grant for a South Asian or South Asian diaspora writer of speculative fiction. Winners are named in March. It is free to apply.
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Nonprofit
Mid Atlantic Arts (with NEA, Doris Duke Foundation, Mellon Foundation) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Feb 24, 2027 · 137 days left
- Award
- Up to $11K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Helps U.S. performing artists and groups go perform at major festivals and arts markets in other countries. Grants go up to $11,000 and need a one-to-one match. Artists anywhere in the U.S. can apply.
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Corporate
Halstead (Halstead Bead, Inc.) · Open
- Deadline
- Due May 1, 2027 · 203 days left
- Award
- Up to $7,500
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
A yearly cash grant for new jewelry makers who mainly work in silver and are starting a business. The winner gets $7,500 plus supplies and feedback. You answer 15 business questions and send photos of your work.
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Foundation
Foundation for Contemporary Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- $500 – $3,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Artists with a sudden chance or unexpected cost tied to a project can apply. Grants are $500 to $3,000, about $2,200 on average. The program runs all year.
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Local
Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce (Business & Education Coalition) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $599
- Open to your kind of group
- Local program: Wilson County
Mini-grants of up to $599 for Wilson County teachers in art/theatre, music, classroom, and special-needs categories, for materials or equipment with lasting classroom impact. No field trips.
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Nonprofit
CMA Foundation (Country Music Association) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Public school music teachers can apply to be named a Music Teacher of Excellence. Each year 30 teachers win $5,000, split between their classroom and themselves. Phase One is due November 12, 2026.
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Nonprofit
National Geographic Society · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
National Geographic now funds people through specific requests for proposals. This one, backed by Lilly Endowment, seeks storytelling projects about the human experience. Applicants must be 18 or older and lead the project themselves.
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Nonprofit
Music Health Alliance · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Music industry workers can get free help with medical bills, insurance and finding care. Financial grants during recovery are part of the help. You need three or more years in the music industry.
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Foundation
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $15K
- Open to your kind of group
- In Tennessee
- No match
Mature painters, sculptors and printmakers facing a sudden crisis can apply. Grants go up to $15,000, most are about $5,000. You need ten years of mature work.
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