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Foundation
Sparkplug Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $1,000 – $20K
One-year grants for new groups and new projects in education, community organizing and music. It favors small, community-led work that has trouble getting other funding. Budgets must be under $1 million.
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Federal
Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 31, 2027 · 113 days left
- Award
- $50K – $5.3M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 3 past Tennessee awards
Employment and Training Administration expects to make 108 awards of $50,000 to $5.3 million.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Arts Commission · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 1 – Jul 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Small locally administered grants for arts projects that widen access to the arts or address community needs, run with 12 regional designated agencies. Operating Support grantees cannot apply.
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Corporate
Weigel's · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Bradley County, Campbell County and 15 more counties
Weigel's, the East Tennessee convenience store chain, takes online donation requests from 501(c)(3) groups in its store communities that work on education, hunger, or support for community servants. Event requests must arrive at least 20 business days...
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Corporate
Casey's General Stores · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Humphreys County
Casey's gives donations to 501(c)(3) groups in Casey's towns that work on education, hunger, or support first responders and veterans. Apply online through YourCause at least 14 days before an event.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Environment & Conservation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 17, 2026 – Jan 5, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $400K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Helps small or disadvantaged public drinking water systems fix Safe Drinking Water Act violations or extend water to residents without service. Awards are up to $400,000, mostly for planning and design. A 15% match is required. The last window closed...
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Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The Kellogg Foundation takes letters of inquiry any time for work that helps children, families and communities thrive. Areas include early learning, family health, good food and job pathways. It funds across the U.S., not just in its focus states.
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Education foundation
MIT Solve · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 23 days left
- Award
- From $10K
Solve wants tech-enabled work for and with Indigenous communities in the US and Canada. Every team picked gets a $10,000 grant, and some win larger prizes. Nonprofits, companies and individuals may apply.
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Foundation
The Allen Foundation (Nashville) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
This Nashville foundation helps people in struggling communities in the U.S. and abroad. It likes small projects that big charities pass over. There is no deadline; past Tennessee grants went to Nashville groups.
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Federal
Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 26, 2027 · due about Mar 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $125K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 18 past Tennessee awards
Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC expects to make 50 awards of up to $125,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Dec 15, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 9 past Tennessee awards
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis expects to make 18 awards.
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Association
American Library Association · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Dec 1, 2026 – Feb 2, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $2,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Annual grant to two libraries for community engagement projects led by the library with at least one partner. Open to school, public, academic, tribal and special libraries.
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Foundation or nonprofit
Presbyterian Mission Agency (PC(USA)) - 1001 New Worshiping Communities · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
A $10,000 seed grant helps start a new Presbyterian worshiping community in its first year. Later investment and growth grants of $30,000 each need matching support. Proposals are reviewed several times a year.
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Local
City of Memphis · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Sep 1 – Sep 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Shelby County
City of Memphis grants for violence prevention and intervention programs, in tiers for newer organizations (up to $30,000) and established ones (up to $50,000). Applicants must be 501(c)(3)s with a physical presence.
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Foundation or nonprofit
National Forest Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 4, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Annual national grants that build collaborative capacity for forest stewardship. Open to nonprofits, Tribes, local governments and colleges or universities.
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Local
Covenant Health · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Anderson County, Claiborne County, Cumberland County, Hamblen County and 4 more counties
Knoxville-based Covenant Health gives cash and in-kind support to local charitable and community groups across its East Tennessee service area. Priorities include care for underserved people, at-risk youth, mental health and substance use, disease...
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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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Corporate
Whirlpool Corporation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Whirlpool gives products, sponsorships, and grants for safe, healthy homes and strong neighborhoods. Nonprofits must be 501(c)(3)s within 20 miles of a Whirlpool site; schools, churches, fire and police departments, and sports teams are excluded. Send...
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Corporate
Atmos Energy · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bedford County, Blount County, Carter County, Greene County and 8 more counties
Atmos Energy, the natural gas utility for parts of Tennessee, takes donation and sponsorship requests year-round through an online questionnaire. Its giving focuses on child literacy and education, first responders and community heroes, and neighbors in...
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Corporate
The Hershey Company · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Hershey funds nonprofits in communities where it has plants, including its Memphis plant. Focus areas are basic needs, education and workforce, and community culture such as arts and recreation. Start with the online eligibility quiz linked on the page.
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