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Tennessee state
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 42 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Financial and technical help for Tennessee farmers and non-industrial forest owners to install conservation practices that address soil, water, air and habitat concerns. Applications are taken year-round at local USDA Service Centers, but must be in by the...
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Nonprofit
New York Foundation for the Arts (Anonymous Was A Woman) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 10 – Apr 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants of up to $20,000 for art projects that take on an environmental problem. Women, transgender and gender-nonconforming artists in the U.S. can apply for their own projects.
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Nonprofit
Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 20 – Mar 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $10K – $20K
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Grants for Black women and girl-led groups in 13 Southern states, including Tennessee, working on climate and environmental justice. Budgets must be under $1 million. Awards are $10,000 to $20,000.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Health (Office of Primary Prevention) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens January-February 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Award
- Amount not specified
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About $860,000 a year for projects that help people be active and eat well, like parks, trails, playgrounds, and walking tracks. Local governments and 501(c)(3) nonprofits can apply. Applications usually open in January or February.
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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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Utility / co-op
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $5,000
TVA gives up to $5,000 for litter cleanups and environmental education events in its service area, which covers most of Tennessee. Nonprofits, public schools and local governments can apply all year. Apply at least one month before the event.
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Foundation
The Creek Bed Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small Fayetteville foundation funding land and sea conservation and wildlife protection. Email a short description of your group and project during October. If interested, the foundation will ask for a formal request.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 53 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 25 past Tennessee awards
Federal Clean Water Act Section 319 money, administered by TDA, for watershed restoration projects that install best management practices in impaired streams and for nonpoint source pollution education. The grant pays about 60% and the grantee covers 40%...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Environment & Conservation – Division of Remediation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $500K
State grants for counties, cities, development districts and similar public bodies to inventory, plan, assess, clean up and close out brownfield sites, with caps by category up to $500,000. Nonprofits cannot apply directly but can partner with an eligible...
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Association
Tennessee Stormwater Association (TNSA) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Jul 1, 2027 · 265 days left
- Award
- Up to $2,000
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The Tennessee Stormwater Association gives one $2,000 award each year to a local nonprofit group. The money pays for a project that cuts polluted runoff in a watershed. Rain gardens, tree planting and rain barrels are examples.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Environment & Conservation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Aug 3 – Sep 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Uses natural resource damage recoveries to restore streams and wetlands in watersheds named in the request for proposals. Nonprofits and government agencies apply with a pre-proposal and must bring at least 20% of project cost from other sources.
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Federal
Washington Headquarters Services · Department of Defense · Open
- Deadline
- Accepts applications through Jan 8, 2028. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Award
- Up to $100M
Washington Headquarters Services gives grants of up to $100 million.
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Corporate
American Water Charitable Foundation (Tennessee American Water) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 2 – Mar 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- Local program: Hamilton County
Competitive grants for charities and schools in American Water service areas, including Tennessee American Water's, for clean water, conservation, environmental education and water-based recreation projects. One grant per organization per year; requests...
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Foundation
The Lawrence Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- $5,000 – $10K
A family foundation that gives program and general operating grants anywhere in the US. It funds environment and human services work, plus some disaster relief. Most grants are $5,000 to $10,000.
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Foundation
Doris Duke Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
U.S. nonprofits can send a short online letter about a project that fits a Doris Duke program, including Environment. Staff answer within two months. Very few letters lead to grants.
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Corporate
CN (Canadian National Railway) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Mar 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- Local program: Shelby County
CN gives cash donations to nonprofits near its rail lines, including Memphis and West Tennessee. It funds homelessness prevention, emergency response, firefighter and police training, and rail safety. Apply online in one of two yearly windows.
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Foundation
Nora Roberts Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2026 · 52 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small grants with literacy as the top priority, plus arts, children, social justice and environment. Groups near the foundation in Maryland get priority, but U.S. groups anywhere may apply. Average awards are $3,000 for groups outside its home area.
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Corporate
CN (Canadian National Railway) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Mar 31, 2027
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- Local program: Shelby County
CN railway gives donations to nonprofits in towns on its rail network, including Memphis. Its top focus is preventing homelessness, plus safety, people and the environment. There are two application windows each year.
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Federal
Environmental Protection Agency · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 22, 2027 · 105 days left
- Award
- Up to $12M
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Environmental Protection Agency expects to make 120 awards of up to $12 million.
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Federal
Environmental Protection Agency · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 17 – Sep 23, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $300K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Environmental Protection Agency expects to make 20 awards of up to $300,000.
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