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Nonprofit
National FFA Organization · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Apr 15, 2027 · due about Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $3,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Middle and high school FFA chapters can get up to $3,000 for a service-learning project that lasts a full school year. Applications open each April 15 and are due June 15.
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Foundation
George & Barbara Bush Foundation (Barbara Bush Fund for Family Literacy) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens January 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
New grants for family literacy programs that teach parents and children together. Programs must include adult education, child education, parent education, and parent-child literacy time. Nonprofits and schools may apply.
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Nonprofit
National FFA Organization · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Nov 15, 2026 · 37 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
FFA members in grades 7-12 can apply for a $1,000 grant to start or grow their own farm or ag project. Awards are based mostly on financial need. The application opens in October and closes November 15.
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Foundation
McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 15, 2027 · due Apr 15, 2027
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
PreK-12 educators who work with students from low-income homes can get up to $10,000 a year for enrichment projects. Grants go to one person, not to schools.
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Corporate
Casey's General Stores · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens October 12 - November 13 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- $3,000 – $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Humphreys County
Casey's gives grants of $3,000 to $50,000 to K-12 public and nonprofit private schools in the states where it has stores, including Tennessee. Money can pay for building repairs, supplies, technology, teacher training or student community projects.
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Corporate
Dollar General Literacy Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens spring 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Youth Literacy grants (up to $5,000) help schools, libraries and nonprofits support K-12 students reading below grade level. Applicants must be in a Dollar General state and within 15 miles of a Dollar General store. The...
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Local
Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Mar 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Shelby County
Yearly grants to Shelby County nonprofits whose programs help economically vulnerable women and families become self-sufficient. Priority goes to programs serving residents of ZIP codes 38126, 38105, 38106, 38107, and 38108.
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Nonprofit
Peace Development Fund · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 15, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Peace Development Fund gives small grants to grassroots community organizing groups across the US. The youth fund backs youth-led groups. Average grants run about $5,000 to $7,500.
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Nonprofit
National Park Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 6 – May 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Funds programs that bring elementary students to national parks to learn. Schools, nonprofits, tribes and park partners can apply with a National Park Service site. Last year's typical award was near $57,500.
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Utility / co-op
Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Hickman County, Houston County, Humphreys County, Lewis County and 1 more counties
- No match
Meriwether Lewis Electric awards $1,000 classroom grants each school year to K-12 teachers and principals in its five-county area, three per county. Money must buy specific equipment or materials that benefit students right away and be spent within the school year.
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Community foundation
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis (Hope for Memphis Fund) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Shelby County
Grants to Gospel-centered Christian ministries in the Memphis metro area that serve underserved people and work toward citywide change. The fall 2026 round has closed.
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Local
City of Mt. Juliet (Finance Department) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Wilson County
Online form through which charitable nonprofits and 501(c)(3)/(4)/(6) civic groups serving Mt. Juliet residents (including youth sports leagues) ask the city for annual funding. Applicants may be asked to present to the City Commission; total grant funds...
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Local
Junior League of Chattanooga · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Hamilton County
- No match
Yearly mini-grants (sponsored by Hamico) for innovative classroom projects, enrichment and student wellness. Any public school teacher or support staff member in Hamilton County Schools can request up to $750, or up to $1,500 for a team of two.
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Local
Junior League of Memphis · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Nov 14, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $2,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Shelby County
- No match
Grants of up to $2,500 for PK-12 teachers in need in the Memphis metro area, for academic-skills projects, social-emotional learning projects or professional development. At least 80% of funds go to Title I-eligible schools; past recipients cannot reapply,...
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Education foundation
Greeneville City Schools Education Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 4, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Greene County
Greeneville City Schools teachers, teaching teams, and schools can apply for larger classroom or school-wide project grants. Applications are taken each spring and awarded in early May. Projects run the next school year.
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Nonprofit
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) with Arconic Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 56 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
Arconic Foundation and PLTW give $20,000 grants to public and charter schools that add PLTW's Advanced Manufacturing course. The school must offer the course in 2027-28.
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Foundation
Wallace Foundation (Morristown, TN) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small Morristown family foundation, not the national Wallace Foundation. It lists a contact for requests and no deadlines. Grants are mostly small and go to East Tennessee groups.
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Foundation
Bishop Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Signal Mountain family foundation that gives to 501(c)(3) charities. Email the foundation to get an application form; there is no deadline. Recent grants went mostly to Chattanooga groups.
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Foundation
Citizens Bank Tri-Cities Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A bank-linked foundation in Elizabethton that gives to charities and schools. Send your group's name and how the gift helps the community; there is no deadline. Past grants went mostly to Carter County and Tri-Cities groups.
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Foundation
The Chrysalis Foundation (Chattanooga) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A Chattanooga family foundation that gives grants to charities. Send a written summary of your project, two pages or less. There is no deadline; recent grants went mostly to Chattanooga groups.
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