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Nonprofit
Legal Services Corporation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 13 – Jun 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
LSC funds civil legal aid for low-income people, area by area. Each year some service areas open for competition; for 2027 that included the Memphis-area TN-4 area. Legal aid nonprofits and local governments may apply.
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Nonprofit
Tennessee Native Plant Society · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $500
Should we apply? · Get ready
Tennessee schools get $500 to plant native plants, plus two plant books and a mentor. Public, private, and home-school groups can apply. The 2026 deadline was June 30.
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Nonprofit
Legal Services Corporation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 23 – Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
LSC funds technology projects that help low-income people get legal help. Only current LSC basic field grantees can apply. Tennessee has three such legal aid groups.
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Nonprofit
Hunter Industries and KidsGardening · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Sep 1 – Oct 2, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $1,000 – $2,250
Should we apply? · Get ready
Public and charter K-12 schools get $1,000 to $2,250 and an irrigation kit for a water-saving garden. Fifty schools are chosen. The 2026 window closed October 2.
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Nonprofit
Legal Services Corporation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 12, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
This LSC fund pays for new projects that pair legal aid groups with volunteer lawyers. Only LSC grantees can apply. A short pre-application comes first, then invited groups send a full proposal.
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Corporate
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and KidsGardening · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Ten groups each get $20,000 to turn a vacant lot into a community garden. Nonprofits, schools, and churches can apply. Cities and towns cannot.
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Corporate
Whole Foods Market Foundation (Whole Kids Foundation) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 1 – Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $3,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
A $3,500 grant for a new or existing edible garden at a K-12 school. The window opens each year in late winter. Check back in February 2027.
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Association
Tennessee Environmental Education Association · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $300
Should we apply? · Get ready
TEEA members can apply for up to $300 to bring environmental education into the classroom. The money is for the 2026-2027 school year. The 2026 deadline has passed.
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Nonprofit
Fisher House Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Oct 29, 2026 – Mar 5, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Fisher House Foundation and Military Times Foundation give yearly awards to nonprofits with new ideas that help service members, veterans and their families. About $400,000 is split among winners. Groups must be at least two years old.
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Foundation
Live Music Society (Music Matters Fund, Inc.) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 4 – Mar 12, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Small U.S. music venues with 50 to 300 seats can ask for up to $50,000. The money pays for new programs that grow their audience and community. The 2026 round is closed; watch for the next one.
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Foundation
Live Music Society (Music Matters Fund, Inc.) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Aug 18 – Sep 16, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Small U.S. music venues can ask for up to $10,000 for one practical fix. Examples are safety upgrades, new tech, staff training or an acoustics consultant. The 2026 round closed September 16.
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Nonprofit
Memphis Bar Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Mar 13, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $2,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
The Memphis Bar Foundation gives grants of up to $2,500 each year for local law-related projects. Groups mail or email a short application. The 2026 deadline was March 13.
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Nonprofit
Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance (KAMA Philanthropic Fund) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Knox County
- No match
The Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance gives grants of up to $5,000 to local nonprofit health groups. Money must go straight to local health work, not salaries or fundraisers. Requests are due August 31 each year.
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Nonprofit
National CASA/GAL Association for Children · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Sep 1 – Oct 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- 6 past Tennessee awards
National CASA/GAL gives grants to its member CASA programs, using federal juvenile justice money. Tennessee CASA programs that are National CASA/GAL members can apply. The 2026-2027 window ran September 1 to October 1, 2026.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Human Services · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 28 – Jul 13, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- 287 past Tennessee awards
TANF-funded grants for community nonprofits that give low-income families direct services in education, health, economic stability, and family relationships, about $4 million in total.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 48 more counties
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 155 past Tennessee awards
Federal-state ARC grants for economic and community development projects in Tennessee's 52 Appalachian counties, with top priority on water, sewer and other infrastructure tied to new or expanding industry, followed by basic water and wastewater service in...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee State Library and Archives · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 88 past Tennessee awards
LSTA-supported grants that let recognized Tennessee public libraries buy or replace computers, software, networking hardware and peripherals for staff and public use. Requests must be under $20,000 and need a dollar-for-dollar local match, paid as...
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Tennessee state
Delta Regional Authority · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 1 – Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $50K – $500K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Benton County, Carroll County, Chester County, Crockett County and 17 more counties
- 11 past Tennessee awards
DRA's main grant program for public infrastructure, transportation, business development and workforce projects in the Delta region, which includes 21 West Tennessee counties. Applicants are encouraged to work with their local development district.
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Foundation
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $500 – $3,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Groups that run a lending bookmobile for at-risk children can get $500 to $3,000 to buy children's books. Public libraries and schools with bookmobiles can apply. The yearly form usually comes out around February 15.
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Association
Knox County Retired Teachers Association · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Knox County
The Knox County Retired Teachers Association gives four grants of up to $500 to Knox County Schools educators. Full-time classroom teachers, librarians, special area teachers and administrators can apply. Winners present their project at a member lunch the...
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