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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Knox County
Grants up to $20,000 for programs serving women, children, and youth in Knox County. No 2026 awards; next-cycle details are due by January 31, 2027.
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Local
Mountain Education Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ! Local program: Hamilton County
The Mountain Education Foundation gives yearly grants to each public school on Signal Mountain. Principals and PTAs plan how to use the money, then present it to the foundation board. Funds are paid back as schools spend them during the next school year.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
A 24-month coaching program for downtown revitalization that includes training, site visits and an innovation project grant. Applications are taken every two years, and Round 11 is set for January 2028. The grant amount is not stated on the page. Space is...
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Utility / co-op
Mountain Electric Cooperative (Operation Pocket Change) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ! Local program: Carter County, Johnson County, Unicoi County
Mountain Electric members' round-up donations fund one-time grants to charitable groups in the co-op's area for specific projects or equipment, such as gear for volunteer fire departments and rescue squads, youth programs, and food or clothing programs....
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Private
International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 1, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
IMBA gives free trail planning and design help to communities starting mountain bike trails. A second track offers trail care and fundraising training. Apply November 1 to December 31, 2026.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2027 · 449 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 32
The National Park Service (NPS) are seeking applications for Master Cooperative Agreements from CESU network participants in the following CESU network regions:
North and West Alaska
Californian
Chesapeake Watershed
Colorado Plateau
Desert Southwest
Great...
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Private
Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture (National Fish Habitat Partnership) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $50K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants of up to $50,000 for on-the-ground projects that restore habitat for native brook trout in the eastern U.S., including East Tennessee mountain streams. A 1:1 non-federal match is expected.
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Local
Montgomery County Government · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 25 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Montgomery County
Montgomery County is granting $250,000 of its opioid settlement money to nonprofits that serve county residents, for new or expanded prevention, treatment, harm reduction, research or education projects on the state's approved remediation list. Awards...
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Utility / co-op
Upper Cumberland EMC (UCEMC Cares) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: DeKalb County, Jackson County, Overton County, Putnam County and 1 more counties
Monthly round-up grants from Upper Cumberland Electric members to local organizations such as fire departments, booster clubs, museums, and charities. Organizations apply with the Organization/Agency application.
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Local
Visit Clarksville (Clarksville-Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $1,000 – $7,000
- ! Local program: Montgomery County
- ✓ No match required
Funded by a share of Montgomery County's lodging tax, this program reimburses organizers of sports tournaments and events that bring out-of-town participants for overnight stays in Clarksville-Montgomery County. Award tiers depend on participant count and...
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Private
Newberry Library · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 4, 2026 · 57 days left
- Award
- $3,000 – $6,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Pays $3,000 a month for one to two months of research in the Newberry Library's collections in Chicago. Scholars with a PhD at any career stage may apply; they need not be faculty. Fellows find their own housing.
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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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Local
Germantown Education Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ! Local program: Shelby County
Small grants several times a month that help Germantown Municipal School District teachers pay for classroom supplies. Teachers apply through an online form.
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Private
Tennessee Craft (with Tennessee Arts Commission) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 7, 2026 · 30 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,900
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ✓ No match required
Pairs a Tennessee craft artist with a master artist for six months of one-on-one study. Apprentices get a $1,900 stipend for supplies, tools, and travel. Applicants must live in Tennessee and be 18 or older.
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Corporate
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 26, 2026 · 18 days left
- Award
- $10K – $50K
- ! Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Grundy County, Hamilton County and 6 more counties
- ✓ No match required
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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Local
ARTSmemphis · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $500 – $5,000
- ! Local program: Shelby County
- ✓ No match required
Unrestricted emergency cash grants for Shelby County professional artists hit by a recent catastrophic emergency (within the past six months) that disrupts their ability to work. Applicants take an eligibility quiz in the ARTSmemphis grant portal;...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Safety & Homeland Security · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Competitive state grant that reimburses 501(c)(3) houses of worship for contracted security personnel over a 12-month grant period.
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Private
American Library Association (with Cummins Inc.) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 28, 2026 · 20 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Twenty-five U.S. public libraries receive a $5,000 programming stipend, four STEM kits, and training for 12 months of early-childhood STEM programs.
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Foundation
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $50K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Painters, sculptors and other visual artists can apply any time for an unrestricted grant. Grants go up to $50,000, most near $35,000. Review takes 9 to 12 months.
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Private
National FFA Organization · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $500
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
FFA chapters can get up to $500 for a one-day service event. Middle school, high school and FFA alumni chapters can apply. Applications are due the first of each month.
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