Applicants are invited to ap[ply for the 2025 CNS Y-12 Community Investment Fund.
Donor Name: East Tennessee Foundation
State: Tennessee
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/11/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS), the contractor at Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN, and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, TX, established funds at East Tennessee Foundation and Amarillo Area Foundation as part of their commitment to the host communities of Amarillo and Oak Ridge, as well as their local counties and regions. With the leadership of an employee-based CNS Y-12 Investment Advisory Committee, CNS employees have the opportunity to recommend grant support where the need is the greatest and the resources are best allocated in their 20-county service area in East Tennessee. Since 2015, this fund has awarded more than 200 grants benefiting more than 140 nonprofits in their 20-county service area in East Tennessee.
Priorities
In 2026, applicant organizations must address one of the following funding priorities:
- Teen Resilience
- Grant proposals should demonstrate how programs support teens and young adults in middle and high school who are at-risk by addressing barriers such as poverty, trauma, instability, and lack of adult support. Interventions can include but are not limited to physical or mental healthcare, education, job and life skills development, or foster care transition services.
- Veteran Support
Funding Information
Organizations can apply for amounts up to $12,500.
Grant Period
September 15, 2026 – September 14, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- Confirmation that the organization is a 501(c)(3) public charity, unit of government, or public educational institution
- New or emerging groups that do not have nonprofit status may apply if they have an established nonprofit organization as a fiscal sponsor
- Employee Identification Number (EIN)
- Legal name of organization, address, and contact information (phone, email address, fax)
- Primary contact person and title
- Most recent financial statements and/or most recent audit and/or IRS Form 990
- Current year organization operating budget
- List of current board of directors or equivalent governing body
- List of staff administering the project
- Confirmation that the organization operates and is organized so as to not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, familial status, sexual orientation, age, disability, covered veteran status, or other characteristics as identified in the Foundation’s Diversity and Non-Discrimination Statement.
Ineligibility
- Grants to individuals. They are restricted by law and therefore unable to provide grants directly to individuals.
- Debt retirement or budget deficits
- Endowment funds or general fundraising campaigns
- Capital campaigns
- Faith based organizations and houses of worship are welcome to apply. However their projects that have explicit religious content, express a particular religious view, limit participation based on faith affiliation, or require participation in religious activities or services will not be considered. For example, a church’s food pantry may be awarded funding if participation in the program is not limited based on faith or attendance.
For more information, visit East Tennessee Foundation.
