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Nonprofit
Monarch Watch (University of Kansas) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
Schools and educational nonprofits can get one free flat of 32 native milkweed plants for a monarch garden. Shipping is free. Plants go out in spring, first come first served.
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Nonprofit
Monarch Watch (University of Kansas) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Gives free native milkweed plants for large habitat restoration sites of two acres or more. Gardens do not qualify. Winners pay a modest shipping bill before plants ship.
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Foundation
Doris Duke Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
U.S. nonprofits can send a short online letter about a project that fits a Doris Duke program, including Environment. Staff answer within two months. Very few letters lead to grants.
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Nonprofit
The Recycling Partnership · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Helps recycling sorting facilities buy equipment to process more material. Public, private and nonprofit facilities across the U.S. can ask. Start by filling out an interest form.
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Nonprofit
Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter (Chattanooga Area Pollinator Partnership) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $750
- Local program: Hamilton County
Cash grants up to $750 for native plants and seeds at Chattanooga-area schools and community centers. Kids must help plan and plant. Grants are made throughout the year.
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Foundation
Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Davidson County
A Nashville family foundation that takes grant proposals at any time and reviews them as they come in. Major grants usually go to Nashville and a few other states. Environmental and conservation proposals are considered from anywhere in the country.
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Nonprofit
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening · Open
- Deadline
- Due Feb 5, 2027 · 118 days left
- Award
- $750 – $1,500
$750 grants to start or grow a youth garden or green space serving at least 15 kids. Some winners get an extra $750. Apply by February 5, 2027.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Dec 31, 2027. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 32 past Tennessee awards
A grant from National Park Service.
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Foundation
Herbert T. Weston Jr. and Marian S. Weston Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A family foundation that takes general letters stating your purpose, with your IRS tax-exempt letter. It lists no deadlines or limits. Recent Tennessee grants went to river, cave and animal groups.
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Foundation
LaRoche Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Murfreesboro family foundation that takes requests by open letter. It lists no deadlines or limits. Recent grants went to Nashville and Murfreesboro conservation, school and youth groups.
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Federal
Environmental Protection Agency · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 22, 2027 · 104 days left
- Award
- Up to $12M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Environmental Protection Agency expects to make 120 awards of up to $12 million.
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Foundation or nonprofit
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 9 days left
- Award
- $250K – $1M
- In Tennessee
- Only 9 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.
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Nonprofit
Fund for Wild Nature · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 20, 2027 · due about May 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants to small, bold groups working to save native species and wild places in North America. It funds advocacy, legal action, public policy work and strategic media. It does not fund groups that get government money.
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Education foundation
Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 16, 2026
- Award
- $250 – $2,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
Gives $250 to $2,500 to groups that run bird and nature learning events. Community-led ideas that reach people new to birding get priority. The form is simple and no formal proposal is needed.
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Corporate
Norfolk Southern · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due Aug 2, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Thriving Communities grants fund sustainability, workforce training and community resilience projects near Norfolk Southern rail lines. Public 501(c)(3) nonprofits can apply. The 2027 application window runs February 1 to August 2, 2027, at 5 p.m. ET.
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Community foundation
Community Foundation for Dickson County (CFMT affiliate) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Dickson County
Grants up to $5,000 for Dickson County nonprofits working on conservation, youth and older adults, or historic preservation.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Environment & Conservation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 19, 2026 · due Jan 22, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Roane County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Funds habitat restoration, land preservation, groundwater improvements, and better public recreation access in watersheds around the Oak Ridge Reservation, paid from a $42 million cleanup settlement fund. Governments, nonprofits, businesses, and...
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Nonprofit
KidsGardening · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 9, 2026 · due Dec 11, 2026
- Award
- Up to $750
Should we apply? · Get ready
$750 grants for school and youth garden programs that serve at least 15 kids. Opens November 9 and closes December 11, 2026. Winners also get seeds.
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Foundation or nonprofit
National Forest Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 27, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Funds community engagement and stewardship projects on National Forests and Grasslands or adjacent public lands. Requires a 1:1 nonfederal match and runs two rounds a year.
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Foundation or nonprofit
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 23, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $150K – $750K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Dyer County, Lake County, Lauderdale County, Obion County and 2 more counties
Restores bottomland hardwood forests, wetlands and aquatic habitat in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, including the West Tennessee portion. Preference for focal geographies and lands near refuges or wildlife management areas. In Tennessee the valley...
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