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Community foundation
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 7, 2026)
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Local program: Shelby County
- ! Due today — apply now
Grants for smaller Mid-South nonprofits (annual budget under $1 million) responding to rising community needs. About $500,000 is available for 2027, with typical awards of $20,000-$25,000.
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Local
South Arts · Open
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 7, 2026)
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Due today — apply now
Project grants for independent nonprofit literary organizations and small presses in the nine-state South Arts region, including Tennessee, for publishing projects (journal issues, books, anthologies) or literary community engagement. Government units,...
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 8, 2026 · 1 day left
- Award
- Up to $3M
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 1 day left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 2
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program. This program will support state, local, Tribal, and territorial prosecuting agencies to assign or hire qualified prosecutors to serve full-time or part-time (on a...
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Local
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA), Nashville · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 9, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Local program: Davidson County
- ! Only 2 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 58
HUD HOPWA funds administered by MDHA for housing projects serving people living with HIV/AIDS and their families with incomes at or below 80% of area median income in the Nashville area.
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Federal
DOT Federal Highway Administration · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 9, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- Up to $60M
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 2 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 12
The intent of the PROTECT Competitive Grant Program is to fund projects to improve the resilience of the surface transportation system, including highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail. Program goals include protecting:...
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Federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 9, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- Up to $5M
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 2 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 120
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides...
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Tennessee state
TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs (Dept. of Finance & Administration) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 9, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Only 2 days left to apply
Offsets costs for sheriff's offices that carry out, or designate an agent for, non-custodial mental health transports under state law.
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Federal
Idaho Field Office · Department of Energy · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 9, 2026 · 2 days left
- Award
- Up to $2M
- ✕ Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Staff Support to the Tribal Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee for Engagement with the U.S. Department of Energy on Radioactive Materials Transportation Planning. Facilitate engagement between DOE and federally-recognized Tribal governments...
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Community foundation
South Cumberland Community Fund · Open
- Deadline
- Due about Oct 10, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $5,000
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Local program: Franklin County, Grundy County, Marion County
Fall project grants of up to $5,000, funded by two University of the South endowments and reviewed by a student grants committee. Same eligibility and focus areas as the spring round (education, health, community/economic development on the South...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 10, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award
- Up to $500K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 3 days left to apply
Grants for new or growing agriculture, food, and forestry businesses whose value-added or processing projects raise income or open markets for other Tennessee farmers. The grant can cover no more than a quarter of the project budget.
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Local
City of Chattanooga · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 11, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ! Local program: Hamilton County
- ! Only 4 days left to apply
Small grants for projects led by registered Chattanooga neighborhood associations that improve the neighborhood or build a sense of place. The city pays vendors directly for approved purchases, and projects must wrap up by November 20, 2026.
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Federal
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 12, 2026 · 5 days left
- Award
- $200K – $750K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 5 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 3
The intent of the National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share grant program is to advance solutions to the economic, health, and environmental challenges faced by communities. This year’s program focuses on advancing community tree resource...
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Federal
Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 13, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- $2,000 – $500K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) requests interested entities to submit research, restoration, and Regional Project proposals for the restoration of the Great Lakes Basin fish and wildlife resources, as authorized under the Great Lakes Fish and...
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Tennessee state
USDA Forest Service (applications via TN Dept. of Agriculture Division of Forestry) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 13, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Up to $600K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
Helps local governments, tribes and qualified conservation nonprofits buy privately owned forestland outright to create a community forest with public access. Tennessee applicants submit to the state forester (TDA Division of Forestry), not through...
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Federal
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 13, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- Up to $600K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, State, Private & Tribal Forestry, is requesting applications for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (Community Forest Program or CFP). CFP is a competitive grant program that...
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Federal
Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Up to $1M
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- ! Only 7 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 18
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking. This opportunity supports jurisdictions in developing and expanding a multidisciplinary, collaborative task force...
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Private
Best Friends Animal Society with the Rachael Ray Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 7 days left to apply
Two grants help Best Friends Network Partners save more shelter cats and dogs. Send a letter of interest by October 14, 2026. Invited groups then send a full application by December 16.
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Foundation
The Shubert Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 7 days left to apply
Nonprofit dance companies and arts-related groups can apply for general operating support. Applications are due October 14, 2026. Take the online eligibility quiz first.
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Corporate
Main Street America · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 8 days left to apply
Grants that help rural Main Street programs find and promote local science history and assets. Only Main Street America accredited or affiliate programs in towns of 50,000 people or fewer, with budgets under $1 million, can apply.
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Local
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (Calvin University) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 8 days left
- Award
- $8,000 – $25K
- ✓ Open to: Public library or Friends of the Library
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Only 8 days left to apply
Grants for churches and other worshiping communities to try year-long projects that renew worship and preaching. Awards range from $8,000 to $25,000. Groups in the U.S. or Canada with tax-exempt status may apply.
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