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Private
The Pilcrow Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Due Apr 1, 2027 · 175 days left
- Award
- Up to $1,200
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Small rural public libraries can get up to $1,200 in new hardcover children's books. The library raises $200 to $400 from a local sponsor, and the foundation matches it 2-to-1. Deadlines are April 1 and October 1 each year.
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Local
Goodlettsville Chamber Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jan 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $250 – $2,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Local program: Davidson County, Sumner County
Small grants for nonprofits, schools and libraries that serve Goodlettsville. Awards range from $250 to $2,500 and are given at the Chamber Gala in February. The last deadline was January 30, 2026.
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Foundation
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Nashville family foundation that uses its own application form, with no deadline. Nearly all past grants went to Nashville-area groups in arts, schools, libraries, parks, recovery and homelessness. It does not fund individuals, government agencies, dinners...
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Foundation
Robert W. and Elise B. Lykins Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Louisville family foundation with no stated limits on where it gives. Half of its past grants went to Nashville groups such as parks, public media and the library. There is no form or deadline.
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Corporate
Dollar General Literacy Foundation · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens spring 2027 (the funder's words)
- Award
- Up to $5,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Youth Literacy grants (up to $5,000) help schools, libraries and nonprofits support K-12 students reading below grade level. Applicants must be in a Dollar General state and within 15 miles of a Dollar General store. The...
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Foundation
Adams Family Foundation I · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
Murfreesboro family foundation that gives first in Tennessee, then in the Southeast. Send an open letter with your request; there is no deadline. Most 2025 grants went to Rutherford County groups such as libraries, clinics and youth programs.
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Private
The Pilcrow Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $800
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Rural public libraries hit by a tornado, flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster can get $800 in new hardcover children's books. No local match is needed. You ask for the application by email or mail.
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Foundation
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $500 – $3,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Groups that run a lending bookmobile for at-risk children can get $500 to $3,000 to buy children's books. Public libraries and schools with bookmobiles can apply. The yearly form usually comes out around February 15.
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Private
Freedom to Read Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 6, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Libraries, schools, colleges, and nonprofits can get $1,000 for Banned Books Week events. The events teach people about the freedom to read. Groups that won in the past five years cannot apply.
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Private
Society of American Archivists Foundation (with Society of Southwest Archivists) · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Grants of up to $5,000 help archives, libraries and museums save records hurt by a major disaster. Money can pay for freeze drying, storage, moving materials and supplies. You do not need to be a member to apply.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- $50K – $600K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Investigator research grant: groups like yours rarely apply
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 620
The Cyberinfrastructurefor Public Access and Open Science (CI PAOS) program within the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) aims to catalyze new and transformative socio-technical partnerships supporting research data infrastructure ecosystems...
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Corporate
ORNL Federal Credit Union · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Investigator research grant: groups like yours rarely apply
- ! Local program: Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County and 29 more counties
Donations and sponsorships for East Tennessee 501(c)(3) groups whose work fits the credit union's priorities of financial education, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) and community improvement. Past recipients include school education...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee State Library and Archives · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $20K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
LSTA-supported grants that let recognized Tennessee public libraries buy or replace computers, software, networking hardware and peripherals for staff and public use. Requests must be under $20,000 and need a dollar-for-dollar local match, paid as...
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Private
American Library Association · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Dec 1, 2026 – Feb 2, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $2,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Annual grant to two libraries for community engagement projects led by the library with at least one partner. Open to school, public, academic, tribal and special libraries.
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Federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 36 days left
- Award
- $25K – $1M
- ✓ Tennessee groups like yours (library) have won this program, so groups like yours can apply
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 14
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) projects enhance the quality of library services nationwide. The program supports projects that: promote adult reading, and health and financial literacies; focus on programming and archival practices...
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Private
The US Chess Trust · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Libraries and Title I schools can ask for free chess sets for a chess program. Apply with an online form at any time. Schools must give a link to their federal school listing.
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Private
Little Free Library · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Gives free Little Free Library book-sharing boxes to people and groups in places where books are hard to find. The box must be open to everyone. Applications are reviewed every month.
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Private
The Lisa Libraries · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
The Lisa Libraries gives new children's books to groups in low-income or underserved U.S. areas. Books can start or rebuild a small library or go home with children. Small grassroots groups are a priority.
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Private
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC, American Library Association) with Candlewick Press · Open
- Deadline
- Due Dec 18, 2026 · 71 days left
- Award
- Up to $3,000
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
A $3,000 grant for a library outreach project for underserved children from birth to age 14. The project can be new or an expansion of current work. Reports are due in June and September.
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Private
United for Libraries (ALA) and Penguin Random House · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Dec 17, 2026 – Jan 21, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $500 – $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Friends of the Library groups at small, rural libraries can win $500 or $1,000 for a priority project. Twenty more libraries get $500 in book donations. The library must be in a town of 25,000 people or fewer.
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