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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Up to $2M
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 24
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Students, Teachers, and Officers Prevention (STOP) School Violence Program. This opportunity supports programs to prevent and reduce school violence by implementing training, developing school...
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Corporate
The TJX Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
The TJX Foundation funds basic needs, out-of-school help for at-risk youth, youth job training and safety from relationship abuse. Nonprofits must serve people within 15 miles of a TJX store or office. Send a short letter of inquiry first.
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Private
American Bar Endowment · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
The American Bar Endowment funds new projects that improve access to justice and help people understand their legal rights. Legal aid groups and other public charities can apply. Grants are usually $25,000 or less for one year.
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Federal
69A350 OSDBU · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $377K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), announces the availability of funding under Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Number...
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Foundation
The Lawrence Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $10K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
A family foundation that gives program and general operating grants anywhere in the US. It funds environment and human services work, plus some disaster relief. Most grants are $5,000 to $10,000.
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Foundation
The Rota Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $250 – $10K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Small grants for local community nonprofits anywhere in the US. Areas include animals, education, health, hunger, homelessness, veterans and human rights. Grants run $250 to $10,000 and average about $5,000.
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Foundation
Folke H. Peterson Foundation (Truist, trustee) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Grants to US nonprofits that prevent cruelty to animals and improve their lives. Funds can pay for programs, general operations, vet care, food and emergencies. Average grants are $5,000 to $20,000.
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Federal
69A350 OSDBU · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $231K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), announces the availability of funding under Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Number...
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Local
Murfreesboro Community Investment Trust (Committee on Contributions) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Local program: Rutherford County
Annual City of Murfreesboro trust grants for charities whose programs benefit city residents, for activities between July 2027 and June 2028. Applicants must be 501(c)(3)s in operation at least three years; faith-based groups may apply on equal terms.
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Federal
69A350 OSDBU · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $250K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), will provide financial assistance to an eligible 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization to establish, operate, and administer the Region 4...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Historical Commission · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 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)
Matching money for 501(c)(3)s to buy and permanently protect land at Tennessee's most significant Civil War battlefields, or Underground Railroad sites eligible for the National Register.
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Federal
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · Department of the Treasury · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $120.2M
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 2
Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for its RESTORE Act grant programs. This announcement applies only to the Direct Component and is only for applications for eligible construction and real property acquisition...
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Corporate
Simmons First Foundation (Simmons Bank) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,500
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
Small grants of $1,000 to $2,500 for short-term needs of K-12 youth programs in education or health care. No letter of intent is needed. Email or use the website form to ask for an application.
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Private
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
DAR gives up to $10,000 to nonprofits that save historic buildings, records, objects, markers and cemeteries. Each application needs a support letter from a local DAR chapter. Smaller projects are encouraged.
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Corporate
ALDI US · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $100 – $1,000
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives ALDI gift cards worth $100 to $1,000 to schools and nonprofits with after-school or out-of-school youth programs. Food banks and pantries can also apply. You take an eligibility quiz before applying.
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Local
Women's Fund of East Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $15K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Campbell County, Carter County and 21 more counties
One-time grants to organizations whose programs help low-income women and girls in East Tennessee become self-sufficient. Money can go to program costs, staff, travel, materials or general operations, but generally not capital improvements.
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Foundation
The Creek Bed Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
A small Fayetteville foundation funding land and sea conservation and wildlife protection. Email a short description of your group and project during October. If interested, the foundation will ask for a formal request.
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Local
Presbytery of East Tennessee (PC(USA)) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Bradley County, Campbell County and 11 more counties
Grants help congregations in the Presbytery of East Tennessee with building and property upkeep. The presbytery plans two to three grants of up to $5,000 in 2026. Applications are due October 31, 2026.
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Foundation
NBA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 31, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- From $25K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Local program: Shelby County
- ✓ No match required
The NBA Foundation funds nonprofits that help young people ages 14 to 24 get ready for jobs and careers. Programs must serve youth in an NBA team market, such as Memphis. Grants start at $25,000.
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Federal
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · Department of the Treasury · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $120.2M
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 2
Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for its RESTORE Act grant programs. This announcement applies only to the Direct Component and is only for applications for eligible non-construction activities, including projects...
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