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6 grants for “library”

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  1. Tennessee state

    Arts Education Project Support – FY28

    Tennessee Arts Commission · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Due Jan 8, 2027 · 89 days left
    Award
    Up to $25K
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    Hands-on arts education projects in three tiers, from a series of single sessions up to year-round programs. Schools, districts, libraries, colleges, local governments, and arts or education nonprofits can apply.

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    Checked 6 days ago against the source

  2. Nonprofit

    Children's Book Project (rural public library book grants)

    The Pilcrow Foundation · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Due Apr 1, 2027 · 172 days left
    Award
    Up to $1,200
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee
    • 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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    Checked 3 days ago against the source

  3. Association

    Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant (youth literacy project, ages 10-19)

    Association for Library Service to Children / Young Adult Library Services Association (American Library Association) · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Due Dec 1, 2026 · 51 days left
    Award
    Up to $1,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    A $1,000 award for a librarian with a creative literacy project for youth ages 10 to 19. You do not need to be an ALA member to apply, but the winner must join ALA/YALSA, and the grant can pay that cost.

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    Checked 5 days ago against the source

  4. Foundation

    Literacy program grants

    Believe in Reading · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Opens October 2026 (no exact date yet)
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    Believe in Reading funds proven literacy programs run by nonprofits, schools and public libraries. Reading must be the main activity, for any age, including adult literacy and English learning. It does not pay for buildings, textbooks or general operating costs.

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    Checked 4 days ago against the source

  5. Corporate

    Youth Literacy Grants

    Dollar General Literacy Foundation · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Opens spring 2027 (no exact date yet)
    Award
    Up to $5,000
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee

    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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    Checked 4 days ago against the source

  6. Nonprofit

    NEA Big Read

    Arts Midwest (with the National Endowment for the Arts) · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Opens fall 2026 (no exact date yet)
    Award
    $5,000 – $20K
    • Open to your kind of group
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)

    Matching grants of $5,000 to $20,000 for a community-wide reading program built around one book. Public libraries, schools, colleges, and nonprofits can apply. Groups that are not libraries must partner with a library.

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    Checked 4 days ago against the source

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Foundations that have funded “library”

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