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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (Lillian Ashley Fund) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ! Local program: Coffee County
Grants up to $20,000 for Coffee County nonprofits and public schools working on children and youth, animal welfare, or environmental conservation.
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Private
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 20, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $50K – $250K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Supports white-nose syndrome treatment, bat population protection and applied research nationwide with USFWS. Businesses, agencies, universities and nonprofits may apply; only unincorporated individuals are excluded.
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Corporate
Delek US (Delek Fund for Hope, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ! Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 37 more counties
Delek US employee-driven fund that grants to 501(c)(3) public charities where Delek does business, including the Middle Tennessee area. Requests are reviewed by a local Fund for Hope committee, then by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The...
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Corporate
Bass Pro Shops · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's Outdoor Fund makes Local Impact Grants of up to $5,000, reviewed on a rolling basis, for conservation and outdoor-access projects in communities near its stores. Nonprofits, municipalities and public institutions can apply.
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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
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ! 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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Federal
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 85 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 18
Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training (TAT) to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems relating to source, storage, treatment, or distribution; identify and evaluate solutions to waste...
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Foundation
Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ! Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 36 more counties
Year-round grants for Middle Tennessee nonprofits working with young people or the environment. The first step is contacting Maddox staff. Requests are reviewed monthly.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture – Land and Water Stewardship Section · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
State cost-share incentive payments to Tennessee landowners for installing agricultural best management practices that cut water pollution, delivered mainly through county Soil and Water Conservation Districts, plus funding for water-quality education...
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Private
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $150K – $500K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ! Local program: Bradley County, Hamilton County, Polk County
Funds watershed-based restoration that improves aquatic habitat and native freshwater species across ten Southeastern states including Tennessee. The Conasauga River watershed (GA/TN) is a top-priority focal area.
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Private
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jun 26, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
Competitive grants for land protection, conservation planning, capacity building and community resilience across the Appalachian Trail landscape in its 14 states, including Tennessee.
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Private
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
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ! 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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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Aug 17 – Sep 18, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $25K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Blount County, Campbell County, Carter County and 21 more counties
Grants up to $25,000 for collaborative projects that strengthen how organizations work together across ETF's 25-county region. The 2026 application closed in September and awards come in December.
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Corporate
Bridgestone Americas · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 1 – Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ! Only near the company's Tennessee locations — check the program page
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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $15K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ! Local program: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County and 36 more counties
A set of focused CFMT funds - animal welfare, performing arts, visual arts, and youth team activities - that open each January. Caps are $15,000 for animal welfare and each arts fund and $5,000 for the Sports Fund; 501(c)(3)s and government entities may apply.
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Private
Friends of NRA / The NRA Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 22, 2026 · 76 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
Equipment, supplies, and funding for shooting sports, firearm and hunting safety, marksmanship, and conservation programs. Tennessee committee recommends grants from funds raised at Tennessee events.
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