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Association
Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development (Tennessee Hospital Association) · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Jan 1, 2027 · due Jan 31, 2027
- Award
- $2,000 – $2,500
Should we apply? · Get ready
Awards of $2,000 go to Tennessee health clinics and rural hospitals that logged 500 or more volunteer hours in the past year. Sites with 250 or more hours of student rotations or shadowing get $500 more. Money should go back into volunteer support.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Nov 15, 2026 · due Dec 15, 2026
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Population limit in the notice: “fire departments serving populations under 10,000”. Check that yours qualifies
- 33 past Tennessee awards
Fire departments serving populations under 10,000 can apply for a wildland fire suppression kit of protective gear and hand tools worth about $3,000. Departments must be legally organized and have a current memorandum of understanding with the Division of...
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Apr 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- 16 past Tennessee awards
Federal AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund grants passed through Volunteer Tennessee to help community organizations recruit, manage and keep volunteers.
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Corporate
MSA Safety with DuPont and the National Volunteer Fire Council · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Feb 24 – Jun 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
Volunteer fire departments can win four sets of new turnout gear and helmets. Thirteen departments won in 2026. The program usually opens in late winter. Each department needs one NVFC member; MSA gives free one-year memberships to the first 500...
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Federal
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance · Department of the Treasury · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 1 – Jun 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $5,000 – $2M
Should we apply? · Get ready
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 23 past Tennessee awards
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance expects to make 325 awards of $5,000 to $2 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Feb 5, 2027 · 117 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- 61 past Tennessee awards
Tennessee's formula share of AmeriCorps funding, awarded by Volunteer Tennessee to new and recompeting local AmeriCorps programs. A notice of intent comes first, then the full application.
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Tennessee state
Volunteer Tennessee (Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Service) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 16, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 5 days left to apply
- 61 past Tennessee awards
Federal AmeriCorps funds, run through Volunteer Tennessee, for nonprofits and public agencies to operate AmeriCorps programs in disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environment, health and veterans. Competitive and Education Award Program...
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Nonprofit
Tennessee Trails Association · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Jan 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Small grants help volunteer groups improve hiking trails in Tennessee. Most requests are under $1,000, but larger asks are considered. Projects must be open to the public and use a lot of volunteer labor.
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Tennessee state
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 15 – Jun 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
Small TWRA grants, up to $1,000 each, for volunteer stream clean-ups by cities, schools, civic, watershed and conservation groups. Money can pay for supplies, trash and tire disposal fees, project promotion and volunteer refreshments. Recipients need a...
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Association
USTA Southern · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Funds to start a new community tennis association. This is a local, volunteer-run nonprofit that grows tennis. Send the completed form to the USTA state office.
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Local
Tennessee Farm Bureau (Agriculture in the Classroom) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $500
- In Tennessee
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Small grants for schools, 4-H clubs and FFA chapters that grow production crops or garden vegetables on or next to school grounds as an outdoor classroom. New gardens can get up to $500 with matching funds, ongoing gardens up to $250; projects need an...
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Utility / co-op
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VECustomers Share) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Up to $10K
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Bradley County, Cumberland County, Fentress County and 13 more counties
Volunteer Energy Cooperative members round up their bills to fund grants for community organizations and projects in VEC's service area, reviewed monthly by a volunteer board. Individuals cannot apply directly, and public schools, religious organizations,...
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Nonprofit
Foundation for Financial Planning · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Typically mid-January to April 30 each year (2027 dates not (no exact date yet)
- Award
- $5,000 – $40K
Should we apply? · Get ready
Grants to nonprofits that pair volunteer Certified Financial Planners with people in financial need or crisis. Grants are usually $5,000 to $40,000. Programs must include one-on-one sessions.
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Corporate
Tennessee American Water · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1,000
Should we apply? · Get ready
- Local program: Hamilton County
Small annual grants for professional and volunteer fire departments serving Tennessee American Water's service area, covering protective gear, communications and firefighting or water-handling equipment, and training. Regional or countywide applications...
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Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with AmeriCorps · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 30, 2026 · 19 days left
- Award
- Up to $10K
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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Federal
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin · Department of Transportation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 18 – Jun 22, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $500K – $1M
Should we apply? · Get ready
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin expects to make 8 awards of $500,000 to $1 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
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Utility / co-op
Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVECares) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Grundy County, Marion County, Sequatchie County
Sequachee Valley Electric's round-up fund makes grants to local organizations such as volunteer fire departments, rescue squads, food banks, libraries, and cancer-support groups. Organizations file the organization/charity application at an SVEC office.
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Nonprofit
Legal Services Corporation · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Nov 12, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
Should we apply? · Get ready
This LSC fund pays for new projects that pair legal aid groups with volunteer lawyers. Only LSC grantees can apply. A short pre-application comes first, then invited groups send a full proposal.
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Corporate
Terminix · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
Terminix takes requests for grants, donations and volunteers all year. It favors programs that build leadership and small business skills or improve life where its staff live. Send the request by email.
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Local
City of Dayton (Dayton Utilities Grant Board) · Open
- Deadline
- Rolling: apply any time
- Award
- Amount not specified
- Local program: Bledsoe County, Rhea County
- No match
Dayton utility customers round up their bills, and a volunteer board gives that money to nonprofit projects in the Dayton Utilities service area. Grants are meant as extra funding. They do not pay utility bills, and they do not fund political or religious...
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