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Local
City of Knoxville · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Knox County
City of Knoxville help for owners and businesses improving the street-facing façades of commercial buildings in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods, meant to boost the economic health of those areas. Applicants contact the city's Urban Design &...
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Utility / co-op
Mountain Electric Cooperative (Operation Pocket Change) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Local program: Carter County, Johnson County, Unicoi County
Mountain Electric members' round-up donations fund one-time grants to charitable groups in the co-op's area for specific projects or equipment, such as gear for volunteer fire departments and rescue squads, youth programs, and food or clothing programs....
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Local
Downtown Memphis Commission / Center City Development Corporation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $45K
- Local program: Shelby County
Reimburses permanent interior build-out costs for new retail, creative arts/entertainment, and food and beverage businesses opening in ground-floor storefronts in targeted Downtown Memphis corridors. Applicants must be approved before signing a lease of at...
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Local
Downtown Memphis Commission / Center City Development Corporation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $25K
- Local program: Shelby County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Exterior-improvement grants for commercial property owners and tenants in the South City, Madison Heights, Uptown and Peabody-Vance neighborhoods near Downtown Memphis, run with the City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development and...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Open
- Deadline
- Due Apr 1, 2027 · 172 days left
- Award
- Up to $4,000
One-time grants for sequential arts classes for adults 60 and older in rural areas and urban 'art desert' areas. Applications are reviewed as they arrive until money runs out.
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Local
EDGE (Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $25K
- Local program: Shelby County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Three-year forgivable loans that work like grants for façade, storefront and streetscape improvements to businesses in Memphis inner-city neighborhood business districts; interior work may also qualify. An EDGE-retained architect helps prepare plans, and...
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Local
City of Kingsport (Kingsport Economic Development Board) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $15K
- Local program: Hawkins County, Sullivan County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Reimburses half the cost of exterior façade improvements on street-facing sides of existing buildings in Kingsport's Central Business District, following the city's downtown design guidelines. Applications are scored by a committee that meets quarterly.
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Local
City of Kingsport (Kingsport Economic Development Board) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $20K
- Local program: Hawkins County, Sullivan County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Reimburses a small share of building-site redevelopment costs (including interior tenant preparation and partial demolition) for property owners and businesses in Kingsport, with special emphasis on the Central Business District. Reviewed by the same city...
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Local
Connect Downtown Johnson City (Main Street program) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $250 – $4,000
- Local program: Carter County, Sullivan County, Washington County
Small annual grants for businesses and property owners in Johnson City's Main Street Program area for improvements (including façades, signage, lighting, outdoor seating, ADA upgrades), business development, and downtown events. Projects must be finished...
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Local
River City Company (with City of Chattanooga funding) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Hamilton County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
A 1:1 matching reimbursement grant for permanent interior and exterior improvements to ground-floor retail storefronts in downtown Chattanooga, prioritizing visible exterior projects for retail, food and beverage and other pedestrian-facing businesses....
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Local
Appalachian Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 48 more counties
Knoxville-based public foundation grants for LGBTQ-led organizing and organizational development in Central Appalachia, with priority for new and emerging efforts and those building leadership and safe spaces for LGBTQ youth. Proposals are accepted...
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Community foundation
South Cumberland Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Franklin County, Grundy County, Marion County
A summer collaborative grant round for the South Cumberland Plateau. The 2026 round, called the Yellow Ribbon Initiative, seeks projects on addiction prevention, recovery, or re-entry after jail or prison. No deadline or award size is posted, so contact the fund.
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Local
Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Cheatham County, Dickson County, Houston County, Montgomery County and 2 more counties
One-year grants for projects that improve community health through health behaviors, clinical care, the built environment, or social and economic factors. Applicants must hold a required pre-application meeting with the Grants Manager at least 30 days...
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Local
Memorial Foundation, Inc. (Madison, TN) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County, Robertson County, Sumner County
Health-conversion foundation (from the sale of Nashville Memorial Hospital) funding nonprofits in health care access, human and social services, education, youth, senior services and community services. There are no deadlines; each applicant must first...
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Local
United Way of East TN Highlands · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Carter County, Johnson County, Sullivan County, Washington County
Funding outside the main cycle for urgent needs or timely opportunities. Agencies may apply at any time and the board decides.
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Local
Roane County United Way · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 81 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- Local program: Roane County
Small grants for newer nonprofits, or for established groups bringing a new service or one-time project to Roane County, in health, youth, financial security or community resiliency. Applications are reviewed in quarterly batches.
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Local
Operation CityScape (Cookeville Main Street program) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $2,500
- Local program: Putnam County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
First-come, first-served reimbursement grants for downtown Cookeville property or business owners in the CityScape footprint who are improving facades, awnings, windows, lighting, paint or entrances. A grant committee must approve projects before work starts.
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Local
City of Bartlett - Bartlett Station Development Commission · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $35K
- Local program: Shelby County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Reimbursement grants for exterior facade work, new buildings, or additions on office and commercial property in the Bartlett Station District, when the work follows the district's design guidelines. Plain repairs and maintenance are not covered.
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Local
City of Bartlett - Bartlett Station Development Commission · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
A cash incentive for new office or retail businesses that sign a lease of at least three years in the Bartlett Station District. It is paid per square foot in three yearly installments. Businesses moving from elsewhere in Bartlett do not qualify.
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- Up to $645K
Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $645,000.
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