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Local
Music Export Memphis · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- $500 – $2,500
- ! Local program: Shelby County
- ! Only 8 days left to apply
Touring grants for Memphis-area musicians who record and play original music and have at least five dates booked in different cities, mostly more than 100 miles from Memphis. Awards depend on band size, tour reach and number of dates, with a $5,000 annual...
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Private
CMA Foundation (Country Music Association) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 12, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Public school music teachers can apply to be named a Music Teacher of Excellence. Each year 30 teachers win $5,000, split between their classroom and themselves. Phase One is due November 12, 2026.
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Private
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Schools that lost music instruments in a natural disaster can ask for replacements. It covers losses that insurance or FEMA will not replace. The school must plan to reopen soon.
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Private
MusiCares (Recording Academy) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Music workers facing illness, injury, disaster or job loss can ask for help with rent, bills or medical costs. Payments go straight to landlords or providers. You need five years of music work or six released credits.
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Private
Music Health Alliance · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Music industry workers can get free help with medical bills, insurance and finding care. Financial grants during recovery are part of the help. You need three or more years in the music industry.
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Private
New Music USA · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 6 – Nov 21, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Music creators in any genre can apply for help making new work. The average grant is $3,000, and grants go up to $5,000. One $10,000 grant goes to a composer and performer team.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Entertainment Commission (TN Dept. of Economic & Community Development) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $500K
A grant of up to 25% of Qualified Tennessee Expenditures for companies producing original scores for film, TV, animation, commercials, games and multimedia. Minimum spend is $50,000 in primary markets or $25,000 in secondary markets. The rebate is capped...
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Corporate
D'Addario Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Nonprofit music programs that teach kids often can apply for cash support. Students must get at least 2 to 4 hours of in-person lessons each week. You must pass an eligibility quiz first.
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Private
New Music USA · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- Up to $10K
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Groups that present or make new music can apply for support. The average grant is $7,000 and the top grant is $10,000. The next round opens in spring 2027.
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Private
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Public schools with established music programs can get donated musical instruments. At least 65% of students must be economically disadvantaged. Only the music teacher may apply.
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Foundation
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $2,000 – $20K
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Groups that perform or record new American concert music or jazz can apply. Grants are usually $2,000 to $20,000. You must pass a preliminary round before the full application.
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Private
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Public and charter schools can get donated musical instruments. At least 65% of students must be economically disadvantaged. The school needs a music program at least two years old.
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Foundation
Levitt Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 44 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Nonprofits can get up to $5,000 for a free outdoor festival in 2027. The festival must feature paid professional musicians. It must run at least four hours in a public space.
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Private
ACM Lifting Lives (Academy of Country Music) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 1 – Aug 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Nonprofits can apply for about $5,000 to $20,000 for music therapy programs. The 2026 focus was healing through music in hospitals, schools, and for music workers. Music education and buildings are not funded.
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Federal
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $450K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 51
Awards will be made as cooperative agreements to accredited Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) partnered with non-profit organizations in the United States that are eligible to apply for this NASA Research Announcement (NRA). The period of performance...
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Private
The NAMM Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- $5,000 – $25K
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Nonprofits that help people learn music or build music careers can apply. Grants are usually $5,000 to $25,000 for one year. Schools may apply only for research grants.
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Private
GRAMMY Museum (funded by the Recording Academy) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Groups and people can apply to preserve old sound recordings or study how music affects health. You first send a short letter of inquiry. Preservation grants go up to $20,000.
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