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Foundation
DAV Charitable Service Trust · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 30, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Grants to tax-exempt organizations that serve ill and injured veterans and their families. Applications are taken in four cycles a year (January, April, July, October); applicants need audited financials, a current Form 990 and can receive consideration...
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Housing Development Agency · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Mar 2 – Apr 16, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $100K – $600K
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
State Housing Trust Fund grants to nonprofits and public housing authorities to build, buy, or rehabilitate affordable rental housing. About $3.5 million was available in the 2026 round. The 2026 round closed April 16, 2026; the 2027 round is not posted yet.
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Nonprofit
Habitat for Humanity of Tennessee · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $21K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Per-home grants for Tennessee Habitat for Humanity affiliates to build new homes. Homes serve families at or below 60% of area income, with a focus on older and disabled residents. Only Habitat affiliates in Tennessee can apply.
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Corporate
Grand Ole Opry (Opry Trust Fund) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
People who work or worked full time in country music can ask for help in an emergency. It covers extraordinary need, not just lost work. Contact the fund by email to request help.
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Corporate
Hormel Foods · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Hormel Foods takes online requests for money from U.S. nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status. Requests must fit its giving areas: food security, community support, or impact programs like education and the environment. It prefers funding specific projects over...
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Local
Murfreesboro Community Investment Trust (Committee on Contributions) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 31, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Rutherford County
Annual City of Murfreesboro trust grants for charities whose programs benefit city residents, for activities between July 2027 and June 2028. Applicants must be 501(c)(3)s in operation at least three years; faith-based groups may apply on equal terms.
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Local
Steve & Kate Smith Community Trust (administered by First National Bank of Middle Tennessee) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Warren County
Annual grants from a charitable trust for 501(c)(3) nonprofits located in and primarily serving Warren County. Proposals are mailed as hard copies with a cover sheet to the trust administrator in McMinnville.
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Corporate
Bridgestone Americas · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 1 – Jun 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Bridgestone's Adaptive Sports in Schools grants help schools offer sports for students with disabilities. Bridgestone only reviews applications sent to an open request for proposals. The 2026 round ran May 1 to June 15.
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Community foundation
East Tennessee Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Knox County
Grants for nonprofit or government groups doing affordable housing work inside the City of Knoxville. It funds building, saving, and fixing homes for low-income owners and rental help for very low-income households. Applications are due August 1 each year...
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Corporate
Bridgestone Americas · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 1 – Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Only near the company's Tennessee sites. Check the program page
Bridgestone Community Impact Grants fund nonprofits working on transportation, the environment, safety, education, and health. Bridgestone only reviews applications sent to an open request for proposals. The 2026 rounds ran January 15 to February 28 and...
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Nonprofit
SPJ Foundation (Society of Professional Journalists) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 1 – Aug 13, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants for projects that protect press freedom and the public's right to know. Priority goes to media literacy, public trust in news and helping journalists stand up for their work. Applications are taken once a year.
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Nonprofit
Tennessee Bar Foundation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Sep 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Statewide grants paid from interest on lawyers' trust accounts. They fund civil legal help for low-income people, better court systems, and law-school student aid. The 2027 cycle closed September 17, 2026; it opens once a year.
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Tennessee state
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – Tennessee · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 20, 2026 · 41 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds permanent easements that keep Tennessee farmland in agriculture (through eligible entities such as land trusts and governments) or that restore and protect wetlands on private land (landowners apply directly). Applications received by the state...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 8, 2027 · 90 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
PLAN pays for part of a permanent conservation easement that keeps farm or forest land working. All landowners must apply together with a qualified 501(c)(3) land trust. The first application period runs Sept. 1, 2026 to Jan. 8, 2027.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 25, 2027 · 107 days left
- Award
- $50K – $1.2M
- In Tennessee
- No match
- 247 past Tennessee awards
U.S. National Science Foundation gives grants of $50,000 to $1.2 million.
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Corporate
Trustmark · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Shelby County
Trustmark bank gives funding to groups in its market areas, including Tennessee. Requests must fit arts, community, economic development, education, or health and social services. Apply online any time; answers usually come in 6-8 weeks.
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Foundation
Ridgeview Foundation (ACH Ridgeview Fdn Share R) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A small trust-run foundation that lists a contact for requests and no deadlines. Its gifts are unrestricted cash. Recent gifts of $1,000 to $4,500 went to Nashville history, school, zoo and recovery groups.
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Foundation
Mark E. Smith Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Cleveland, Tennessee, foundation that gives only to 501(c)(3) groups. Contact the trustee to get the online application. Most past grants went to Cleveland-area schools, college and athletic programs.
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Foundation
The Robert H. Brethen Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
A foundation based in Lenoir City, Tennessee, that takes requests from charities and governments at any time. At least 65% of its money must go to the Dayton, Ohio area. Its Tennessee grants have gone to Lenoir City, Knoxville and statewide wildlife groups.
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Foundation
Roger B. & Evelyn W. Paddison Charitable Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jan 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Knoxville trust, run by Pinnacle Bank, with one yearly deadline of January 31. Ask the bank for the application form. Most past grants went to Knoxville and Knox County groups in health, food, shelter and youth.
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