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Tennessee state
TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Helps Tennessee businesses pay to upskill their current full-time employees in new technologies, process improvement, and other training. Employers start with a pre-application through their local American Job Center.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
New or expanding companies can get grants to train net new full-time employees. Funds pay for eligible new jobs that are created and kept. Grants are discretionary and need a signed contract before hiring.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Environment & Conservation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens January 2027 (anticipated) (no exact date yet)
- Award
- $500K – $1M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Federally funded subgrants helping small and mid-sized Tennessee auto and parts manufacturers retool from gas-engine parts to hybrid vehicle production. Applicants need fewer than 500 employees at the facility, under $250 million revenue, and NAICS...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Reimburses employers for part of a new hire's wages while the person is trained for a specific job, through an agreement with the local workforce development area.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 19, 2026 · 41 days left
- Award
- Up to $5M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Pays for work that gets industrial sites ready for employers, such as roads, utilities, grading, due diligence studies, brownfield cleanup, and publicly owned speculative buildings. A local government or industrial development board applies, and its share...
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Association
Public Entity Partners (Tennessee local-government risk pool) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 29 – Aug 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $4,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Public Entity Partners members can get matching money for employee safety gear and safety training. The grant pays up to half the cost. Awards run up to $4,000, based on workers' comp premium.
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Local
Bartlett Education Foundation (Bartlett City Schools) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about May 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Shelby County
Annual classroom grants for employees of Bartlett City Schools, with funds paid out after the new school year starts. Winners report how the money was used, signed off by their principal.
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Corporate
International Paper · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
International Paper gives grants and donations near its plants and offices where many employees work. Groups with no International Paper site in their community cannot apply. Requests are taken online, but Memphis-area charities apply by invitation only.
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Local
CMC Education Foundation (Clarksville-Montgomery County) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 19, 2026 · due Oct 30, 2026
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Montgomery County
Small grants to Clarksville-Montgomery County schools for staff-morale efforts open to all employees, such as appreciation-week meals or food trucks. A school may request $15 per full-time employee; only CMCSS schools may apply this year.
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Corporate
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 26, 2026 · 17 days left
- Award
- $10K – $50K
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Grundy County, Hamilton County and 6 more counties
- No match
Pitch-competition grants for established for-profit small businesses (12+ months operating, 2-25 employees, revenue up to $2.5 million) in TVFCU's service area. Separate Chattanooga and Ocoee region contests each award a $50,000 grand prize, a $20,000...
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Corporate
GE Appliances (a Haier company) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: McNairy County
GE Appliances takes requests for donated appliances all year through an online portal. Its giving focuses on places where its employees live and work, including its Selmer plant. Cash grants are by invitation only.
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Federal
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 19, 2026 · 41 days left
- Award
- $250K – $5M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 9 past Tennessee awards
Natural Resources Conservation Service expects to make 4 awards of $250,000 to $5 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens 2027 (details by May 31, 2027) (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Up to $12K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Anderson County, Roane County
Employee-directed grants up to $12,500 for nonprofits in the Y-12 contractor's East Tennessee service area around Oak Ridge. The next cycle is in 2027, with information by May 31, 2027.
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Corporate
Delek US (Delek Fund for Hope, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- 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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Foundation
Unaka Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Greeneville, Tennessee company foundation open to tax-exempt groups. Ask for its application details; there is no deadline. Most gifts are small and many match employee donations to Greene County charities.
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Corporate
Ryder System Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
The Ryder company foundation reviews written grant requests from 501(c)(3) groups all year. Send one letter about your project, finances, board, and services. Many past gifts were employee matches and sponsorships, mostly in Florida.
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Corporate
Monogram Foods Loves Kids Foundation (Monogram Foods) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Mar 3 – May 29, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Shelby County
Monogram Foods gives grants to nonprofits that help children and families near its plants. Each plant community, including Memphis, shares $60,000. Local employee committees pick the winners.
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Federal
Mine Safety and Health Administration · Department of Labor · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 9 – Aug 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $800K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 1 past Tennessee award
Mine Safety and Health Administration expects to make 56 awards of up to $800,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Federal
Womens Bureau · Department of Labor · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 5 – Jul 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $350K – $750K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Womens Bureau expects to make 28 awards of $350,000 to $750,000. Open to nonprofit without 501(c)(3) or nonprofit with 501(c)(3).
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Federal
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin · Department of Transportation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 18 – Jun 26, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $4,000 – $100K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 1 past Tennessee award
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin expects to make 25 awards of $4,000 to $100,000. Open to state government or individuals.
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