The Small Grants Program aims to provide funding to those who do not currently serve the disability community but are building their internal capacity to do just that.
Donor Name: Tennessee Disability Coalition
State: Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/12/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Nonprofit capacity building refers to activities that improve and enhance a nonprofit’s ability to achieve its mission and sustain itself over time. Capacity building involves all aspects of a nonprofit’s activities, When capacity building is successful, it strengthens a nonprofit’s ability to fulfill its mission over time and enhances the nonprofit’s ability to have a positive impact on lives and communities.
Funding Information
Up to $15,000.00.
Eligibility Criteria
- Tennessee IRS-designated tax-exempt organizations-501(c)(3) and to governmental entities.
- As part of the annual budget, the project/organization’s unrestricted funds must be less than $2 million.
- Organization that have not been awarded funding in two-years, with the exception of “topic-specific grant cycles.
Ineligibility
The small grants program does NOT fund:
- Previously funded projects
- Individual or family grants
- Membership fees
- Conferences
- Fundraisers
- Replacement of lost funding
- Reimbursement for purchases previously made
- General operating cost
- Political Activities
- Social events.
For more information, visit TDC.
