Grants for Nonprofits in Tennessee
Tennessee has no central state grants list, and departments announce their own funding. GrantCue reads the Tennessee Arts Commission, which offers annual and rolling grants for communities in all 95 counties; sales of its Arts Plate license plate help fund arts organizations, schools and communities across the state.
GrantCue also reads the funding programs of the City of Memphis and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Other state money is announced by the department that runs it, and Tennessee's community foundations make their own local grants.
Sources: Tennessee Arts Commission, Tennessee Arts Commission: Grants
- Open opportunities
- 13
- Ongoing programs
- 23
- Sources read
- 3
- Foundations headquartered here
- 158
Sources last read Oct 22, 2026.
Open opportunities in Tennessee (13)
Ongoing programs (23)
Programs that keep funding going or take applications on a schedule the funder sets. They are counted apart from the dated opportunities above.
Local grant pages in Tennessee
Foundations headquartered in Tennessee
The largest private foundations whose IRS Form 990-PF gives an address in Tennessee, by total giving. Headquarters is not where they give: a foundation's profile shows the states that received the most of its grant money.
Foundations that fund in TennesseeBrowse the foundation directory
What GrantCue reads for Tennessee
- City of Memphis, TN Funding Programs
- Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN Funding Programs
- Tennessee Arts Commission
Federal grants are open to applicants in every state, so they are not listed here. Search the full federal grants catalog.