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Foundation
The Tennessee Walking Horse National Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
This Shelbyville foundation gives grants only to programs that support the Tennessee Walking Horse. It has no deadlines. Past grants went to Middle Tennessee groups, including a university foundation and the breed association.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 1, 2030 · 1485 days left
- Award
- $300K – $15M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 20
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program, administered by the National Park Service (NPS). ORLP provides funding to 1) to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor...
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Private
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Nike · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Five park agencies get $5,000 to host a girls' sports event in February 2027. Events must reach at least 25 girls. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with AmeriCorps · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 22 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Park agencies can get $10,000 to run MLK Day volunteer projects and keep volunteers involved all year. Funds are paid back after you spend them. Applications are due October 30, 2026.
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National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Musco Lighting · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Seven park agencies win a $20,000 grant to grow youth sports. They also get a lighting system or mini-pitch worth $50,000 to $100,000. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Nike · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- Up to $20K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Ten park agencies get $20,000 to help more girls play sports and train women coaches. Winners join a learning group led by NRPA. Applications are due October 23, 2026.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 30, 2030 · 1514 days left
- Award
- $250K – $3M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 20
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for the Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI), administered by the National Park Service (NPS). The purpose of the program is to: 1) provide outdoor recreation opportunities, and 2)...
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Private
USTA · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- Up to $8,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Grants for ongoing community adapted tennis programs serving people with intellectual, physical, sensory, or social-emotional disabilities. Programs must register with USTA before applying.
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Private
America The Beautiful Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Dec 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $50K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
This program pays for trail repair and planning on National Forest trails. Awards average up to $50,000 per trail. A Forest Service manager must sign an approval form.
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Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership (Friends of Reservoirs) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Oct 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $10K – $75K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Funds fish habitat work in and around reservoirs, like reefs, plantings and shoreline fixes. Grants run $10,000 to $75,000. You need an equal non-federal match.
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Private
National Park Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 6 – May 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Funds programs that bring elementary students to national parks to learn. Schools, nonprofits, tribes and park partners can apply with a National Park Service site. Last year's typical award was near $57,500.
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Southern Tennis Foundation (USTA Southern) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens October 2026 (the funder's words)
- Award
- Amount not specified
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Assistance to National Junior Tennis & Learning chapters for equipment, program essentials, and minor facility improvements. Serves the nine-state USTA Southern section, which includes Tennessee.
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Private
National Forest Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 27, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Funds community engagement and stewardship projects on National Forests and Grasslands or adjacent public lands. Requires a 1:1 nonfederal match and runs two rounds a year.
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Private
National Park Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 29, 2027 · 113 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives Title I classrooms up to $1,000 for a park field trip. Students must help write the application and do a stewardship activity. Trips are preferred in April to June.
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Private
National Park Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 43 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Funds nonprofits that take service members, veterans and military families outdoors on public lands. Costs like transport, gear and food can be covered. About $50,000 total will be awarded.
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Private
National Park Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 29, 2027 · 113 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives Title I classrooms up to $1,000 for park field trips. Pre-K through 12th grade classes can apply. Money can cover fees, buses and hands-on materials.
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Private
National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 5 – Jun 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $10K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Pays for outdoor programs on public land that help veterans' health and well-being. Nonprofits, government agencies and tribes can apply. Grants are up to $10,000.
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Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) with National Fish Habitat Partnership funds · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 28, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $10K – $100K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Grants of $10,000 to $100,000 to restore streams, rivers and other fish habitat in the Southeast, including Tennessee. Projects need at least a 50% non-federal match and must be in a listed priority area.
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Federal
National Park Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 4, 2026 · 27 days left
- Award
- $10K – $50K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Goal: Encourage outdoor recreation and natural, historical, and cultural tourism that expands access to and awareness of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and fosters economic development of communities.ObjectivesNPS Chesapeake Gateways is offering this...
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