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Tennessee Arts Grants

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Professional Development Grants for Arts Organizations
$1,000
South Arts
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Apr 30, 2026

Date Added

Oct 5, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to small and mid-sized nonprofit arts organizations in the southeastern U.S. for professional development activities that enhance staff skills and organizational effectiveness.

Arts
Nonprofits
Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Literary Arts
$25,000
South Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Dec 10, 2025

Date Added

Oct 5, 2025

This grant provides financial support and professional development opportunities to exceptional scriptwriters residing in the Southern United States, celebrating their contributions to the region's cultural landscape.

Arts
Individuals
Weldon F. Osborne Foundation Grants
Contact for amount
Weldon F. Osborne Foundation, Inc.
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 15, 2024

This grant provides financial support to religious and charitable organizations in the Greater Chattanooga area to promote community welfare initiatives.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Literary Arts Grant
$5,000
South Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 19, 2025

Date Added

Nov 6, 2024

This grant provides financial support to Southern writers and independent publishers for literary projects that celebrate the region's unique traditions and voices.

Arts
Individuals
Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts
$25,000
South Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Dec 10, 2025

Date Added

Oct 5, 2025

This grant provides financial support and recognition to exceptional visual artists in the Southern U.S. to enhance their artistic practice and promote their work through exhibitions and residencies.

Arts
Individuals
Arts Access Mini-Grant
$2,000
Tennessee Arts Commission
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 13, 2024

This funding opportunity supports arts projects that enhance access for underserved and underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, seniors, and military families.

Arts
Nonprofits
The Community Placemaking Grants program
$100,000
Project for Public Spaces
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 13, 2025

Date Added

Sep 25, 2025

This program provides funding to U.S.-based nonprofits and local governments to improve public spaces through community-driven projects that promote inclusivity and accessibility.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program
Contact for amount
Cultivating Healthy Environments – Region 4
Private

Application Deadline

Apr 30, 2027

Date Added

Feb 14, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to community-based organizations, local and tribal governments in eight southeastern states to address environmental justice issues and promote healthier environments.

Environment
City or township governments
Arts in Rural Places Grants
$3,000
South Arts
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 5, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and local governments in rural Southern communities for engaging professional artists in various artistic disciplines.

Arts
Nonprofits
JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture
$5,000
Japan Foundation, New York (JFNY)
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 12, 2024

This grant provides funding to U.S.-based non-profit organizations to support projects that promote Japanese arts and culture, particularly in areas with limited access to such events.

Arts
Nonprofits
Individual Artist Fellowship
$10,000
Tennessee Arts Commission
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 20, 2024

This program provides financial support to exceptional professional artists in Tennessee across various disciplines, enabling them to further their creative work and enhance the state's cultural landscape.

Education
Private institutions of higher education
City of Murfreesboro Community Grant 2025-2026
$65,000
Community Investment TrU.S.t
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 7, 2024

This grant provides financial support to local nonprofit organizations in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for projects that enhance the quality of life, promote social welfare, and address community needs.

Income Security and Social Services
Nonprofits
Arts Build Communities Grant Program
$5,000
Tennessee Arts Commission
Private

Application Deadline

Jul 1, 2024

Date Added

May 20, 2024

The Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant program is designed to provide support for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. Donor Name: Tennessee Arts Commission State: Tennessee County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline:07/01/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year Details: ABC funds may be used to: Provide innovative arts experiences that are new or unfamiliar to community residents Offer arts programs that are designed to help affect positive change in community social issues Develop arts programming that strengthens social networks through community engagement Undertake cultural arts initiatives that enhance a community’s identity and/or economic development Offer training that helps experienced or emerging artists/arts administrators develop entrepreneurial skills or innovative strategies for building sustainability Funding Information Maximum Request of $5000 (non-matching). Grant Period FY2025: August 16, 2024 – June 15, 2025. Appropriate Activities The following are examples of activities and expenditures that are consistent with the funding philosophy for ABC: Projects that involve and promote Tennessee artists Visiting artists conducting master classes Festival coordination and programming Public performances, productions and exhibitions produced by the applicant Exhibitions of art by Tennessee artists and artists from outside Tennessee Promotion, publicity and newsletters Administrative and artistic staff support Research and documentation as part of a project or program development Touring projects that bring professional performers to communities across the state Improved program accessibility for underserved constituencies, such as at-risk youth, economically disadvantaged individuals, people living in rural communities or isolated settings, people with disabilities, people of color and senior citizens Art in public places Extensions of literary projects, journals with continuing publication or juried anthologies Apprenticeship programs Computer software/training that builds or enhances creative workforce skills Technical/production support Eligibility Criteria An organization is eligible to apply for funding support of its arts activities if the organization meets one of the following qualifications: The organization is a nonprofit organization legally chartered in Tennessee and in possession of a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service declaring the organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Private educational institutions must be a nonprofit and meet these tax-exempt requirements. -OR- The organization is an entity of government (such as city/county government departments, public libraries, public schools, etc.) Colleges and universities are eligible only for activities that clearly serve the needs of surrounding communities or the State and are designed to involve a broad audience. Activities that are credit-producing or are oriented primarily to collegiate students and the academic community are not eligible. Requirements for 501(c)(3) Applicants All 501(c)(3) applicants must upload their most recent copy of the organization’s By-laws into their organizational profiles in the Online Grants System. Nonprofit applicants’ 501(c)(3) statuses will be verified independently prior to being reviewed by a designated agency panel. Any applications from organizations with lapsed or unconfirmed nonprofit determination will be disqualified. For more information, visit Tennessee Arts Commission.

Arts
Nonprofits
2025 Southern Education Grant
$50,000
Southern SU.S.tainable Agriculture Research & Education
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 2, 2024

Date Added

Jun 10, 2024

Education Grants allow applicants to conduct education and outreach activities for the benefit of the greater sustainable ag community, and promote efforts in farmer innovations, community resilience, business success, ag diversification, and best management practices. Donor Name: Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education State: Selected States County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement Deadline: 08/02/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: 2 Years Details: Education Grants are open to academic institutions and organizations, such as non-profits and non-governmental organizations, who are interested in conducting education and outreach activities for the benefit of the greater sustainable ag community, and promote efforts in farmer innovations, community resilience, business success, agricultural diversification, and best management practices. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and 1890 land-grant university faculty/extension cooperators are especially encouraged to apply for this grant for their education and outreach activities. SSARE also considers proposals from organizations/institutions whose projects involve farmers from indigenous agriculture that produces products for community food systems. These enterprises may be eligible where the production activity has an annual value of less than $1,000, even if products are not sold due to cultural factors. Education Grants should focus on a topic area of sustainable agriculture relevance that meets SARE’s program goals. In addition, the proposed project should comprise education/outreach efforts/activities that support the research/education foundation of the institution/organization, and must clearly articulate how those education/outreach efforts/activities will be implemented and evaluated. Examples of Education Grant projects can include one or more of the following, but are not limited to: Experiential (Demonstrations, on-farm tours, field days, workshops, trainings, case studies); Integrative (Conferences, seminars, course curriculum) Reinforcement (Fact sheets, bulletins, books, manuals, videos, online technologies, guidebooks) SARE encourages proposals on quality of life topics that focus on the social health of a farming system. These can include, but are not limited to: Heirs property; Farmers’ markets; food hubs; locavores; CSAs; Local/regional processing/slaughter; Food sheds and food circles; Direct marketing and value-added; Beyond organics value chains; Farm to School/Institution; Civic agriculture, agritourism; Denominations of origin/geographic indications; Non-GMO movement, Slow Food, chef collaboratives; Urban ag systems; Food policy councils, governance structures; and Local/regional certification/branding. Funding Information Education Grant project maximums are $50,000, limited to two (2) years. Education Grants are paid by reimbursement of allowable project expenses. Who can apply? Researchers from public and private institutions, such as 1862 and 1890 land-grant universities or other colleges and universities; government agencies, such as the Natural Resources Conservation Service or USDA-ARS; non-governmental organizations; and community-based organizations. Education Grants strictly fund education and outreach activities related to sustainable agriculture whose outcomes are intended to benefit farmers and farming communities. There is no research involved in these grant projects. Southern SARE accepts proposals from applicants in the Southern region: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Grant Requirements  Education Grant proposals must meet the following basic requirements in order to be considered for funding: Project outcomes must focus on developing sustainable agriculture systems or moving existing systems toward sustainable agriculture. The project must clearly articulate what is being taught, to whom and how the project will accomplish those goals. The results must be realistic, acceptable to farmers, logical, and capable of leading to the actions and benefits described in the proposal. For farmers involved in your project, the primary occupation is farming/ranching or part-time farming. Producers run their farm alone or with family or partners and have a least $1,000 of documented annual income from the operation, as defined by USDA. SSARE also considers proposals with farmers from indigenous agriculture that produces products for community food systems. These enterprises may be eligible where the production activity has an annual value of less than $1,000, but products are not sold due to cultural factors. For more information, visit Southern SARE.

Education
County governments
2024 The Women’s Fund Grant
$20,000
Community Foundation Middle Tennessee
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 31, 2024

Date Added

Aug 9, 2024

The Women’s Fund, an endowment fund within the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, is dedicated to fund long-term solutions to transform the lives of women and girls in Middle Tennessee. Donor Name: Community Foundation Middle Tennessee State: Tennessee County: Selected Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/31/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: The Women’s Fund grants are classified as unrestricted operating support. Funds may be used at the discretion of the organization to cover any costs necessary to carry out its core mission and programs within one of The Women’s Fund focus areas. The Women’s Fund is prioritizing supporting organizations whose total operating budget is less than $3,000,000, however, those above that amount are still eligible to apply. Funding Goals Increase Economic self-sufficiency for women; Improve strategies for the prevention of violence against women and girls; Promotion of health, well-being, and talent of women and girls. Funding Information The Women’s Fund maximum grant award will be $20,000 for organizations 3 years or older. Organizations under 3 years old may request up to a maximum of $5,000. Grant Period December 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025. For more information, visit CFMT.

Women & Girl Services
Unrestricted
Qualified Arts Organizations in Tennessee
$100,000
Tennessee Arts Commission
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 20, 2024

This grant provides operational funding to qualified arts organizations in Tennessee to support their year-round public arts programming and promote accessibility and advocacy within the community.

Arts
County governments
2026 Major Cultural Institutions Grant
$500,000
Tennessee Arts Commission
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 20, 2024

This grant provides financial support to established arts organizations in Tennessee with a strong track record, helping them cover operational costs while promoting cultural excellence.

Arts
County governments
2024 Spring The Louie M. & Betty M. Phillips Foundation Grants
Contact for amount
The Louie M. & Betty M. Phillips Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

May 31, 2024

Date Added

Feb 28, 2024

The Louie M. & Betty M. Phillips Foundation is committed to supporting organizations in health, human services, civic affairs, education, and the arts. With an emphasis on serving the greater Nashville community, the foundation allocates funds annually, prioritizing organizations with long-standing relationships with the founders or leadership. Grants are offered for sustaining operations, specific projects or programs, and capital projects, with a focus on broad community benefits and a variety of community needs. Grant renewed every year. Annual Spring deadline: last business day of May

Education
Nonprofits
Tennessee Arts Commsion Touring Grants
$5,000
Tennessee Arts Commission
State

Application Deadline

Jun 24, 2024

Date Added

Dec 4, 2023

Support for presenting touring performing artists and groups for events and festivals in communities across the state, including in rural counties. This grant category supports Tennessee presenters by providing grant funds up to $5,000 to offset the costs of professional artist fees for performing artists and groups that present to the public and offer an educational component with their engagement. Any eligible organization may apply for up to $3,000 of the agreed upon artist’s fees. If an organization or touring artist being presented meets one of the following criteria, the organization may request up to $5,000 of the agreed upon artist’s fees.

Arts
Nonprofits
Federal Historic Preservation Grant
Contact for amount
U.S. Department of the Interior
Federal

Application Deadline

Feb 1, 2025

Date Added

Nov 27, 2024

This funding opportunity supports projects that preserve historic resources, such as surveys and restorations, benefiting the public and requiring matching funds from the grantee.

Community Development
Nonprofits