- Who can apply
- Utility systems serving distressed counties or on the financially distressed utility system referral list.
- Amount
- Up to $400,000
Grants in Tennessee
10 local and statewide grants open in Tennessee (8 local, 2 statewide).
Open grants in Tennessee
State grantTennesseeDue Oct 30
State grantTennesseeDue Jan 8
Tennessee Arts Commission Annual Grants Program
Tennessee Arts Commission
- Who can apply
- Individuals, nonprofits, community groups, local governments and schools
- Amount
- Amount not listed
State grantTennesseeDue May 5, 2027
- Who can apply
- Graduating high school seniors whose parent or guardian receives electric service from Volunteer Energy Cooperative.
- Amount
- $500 – $2,000
State grantTennesseeDue Jul 1, 2027
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits, government entities, and schools in East Tennessee with community arts projects.
- Amount
- Up to $5,000
State grant3 statesDue Jul 31, 2027
- Who can apply
- 501(c)(3) organizations serving Eastern Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, or Western North Carolina.
- Amount
- Up to $30,000
State grantTennesseeRollingApply anytime
- Who can apply
- Individual residents of Greater Knoxville who worked in the local arts community for two of the last five years.
- Amount
- Up to $2,000
Recurring state programs
Programs that run again. The next round isn't posted yet.
State grantTennesseeBetween roundsNext round not posted
Archives Development Program Direct Grants
Tennessee Secretary of State
- Who can apply
- Official county or municipal archives or not-for-profits authorized to maintain county or municipal records.
- Amount
- Up to $10,000
State grantTennesseeBetween roundsNext round not posted
Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant Program
Tennessee Arts Commission
- Who can apply
- Tennessee 501(c)(3) nonprofits and government entities; individuals and some funded organizations are not eligible.
- Amount
- Up to $5,000
State grantTennesseeBetween roundsNext round not posted
Arts Education Community Impact (AE-CI) Grant
Tennessee Arts Commission
- Who can apply
- Tennessee K-12 public schools, nonprofit arts organizations, public higher education institutions, or local government agencies, with two partners.
- Amount
- $20,000 – $30,000
State grantTennesseeBetween roundsNext round not posted
Arts Education Community Learning (AE-CL) Grant Program
Tennessee Arts Commission
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit arts or non-arts organizations and local government agencies in Tennessee.
- Amount
- Up to $18,000
State grantTennesseeBetween roundsNext round not posted
Arts Education Mini-Grant
Tennessee Arts Commission
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits focused on arts or education, local governments, public K-12 schools, libraries, and higher education institutions.
- Amount
- Up to $3,000
State grantTennesseeBetween roundsNext round not posted
Arts Education Project Support
Tennessee Arts Commission
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits with arts or education missions, local governments, K-12 schools, libraries, and higher education institutions.
- Amount
- $12,000 – $25,000
Private foundations in Tennessee that accept applications
From each foundation’s own IRS return: they say they accept applications. These aren’t open grant rounds; each page shows how to apply as the foundation reported it.
Federal opportunities
Open nationwide, listed from Grants.gov. Grantgrove is not affiliated with or endorsed by any federal agency.
National grantNationwideDue Oct 26
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Department of Health and Human Services
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits, community groups, small businesses, local governments, tribes and schools
- Amount
- $100,000 – $300,000
National grantNationwideDue Oct 28
OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10
Department of Justice
- Who can apply
- Local governments and tribes
- Amount
- Up to $3,000,000
National grantNationwideDue Oct 29
OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program
Department of Justice
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits, community groups, local governments and tribes
- Amount
- Up to $750,000
National grantNationwideDue Oct 29
BJA FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program
Department of Justice
- Who can apply
- Local governments and tribes
- Amount
- Up to $500,000
National grantNationwideDue Oct 29
OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs
Department of Justice
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits, community groups, local governments, tribes and schools
- Amount
- $1,000,000 – $4,000,000
National grantNationwideDue Oct 29
OJJDP FY 2026 Strengthening Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Technological Investigative Capacity
Department of Justice
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits, community groups, small businesses, local governments and tribes
- Amount
- Up to $675,000