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Pathway Lending Energy Efficiency Loans
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$5,000,000
small_businessproperty_owner
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Tennessee Small Business Grants 2026
Browse open Tennessee grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility.
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From Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville to rural Tennessee, Forrest Grants tracks state, county, city, and foundation programs so you can shortlist the ones worth a real application.
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Open grants
247
Average award
$2,359,167
Top eligibility tags
small_businesstennessee_basedTennessee small businessfor profit
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Small Business Loan Program for Professional Services
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Loan Program for Green Businesses
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Where to focus first
Browse open Tennessee grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.
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Pathway Lending Energy Efficiency Loans
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$5,000,000
small_businessproperty_owner
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Small Business Loan Program for Professional Services
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Loan Program for Green Businesses
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Loan Program for Agricultural Businesses
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Small Business Loan Program
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Small Business Loan Program for Health Businesses
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Small Business Loan Program for Education Businesses
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Pathway Lending Energy Efficiency Loan Program for Health Facilities
Grantor
Pathway Lending / Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee for profit or nonprofit businesscommercial or industrial facility
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Pathway Lending CDFI Loan – Tennessee Manufacturing Businesses
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$5,000,000
tennessee_basedmanufacturing
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Small Business Loan Program for Creative Businesses
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Pathway Lending Small Business Loan – Professional Services
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Pathway Lending Small Business Loan - Food Service and Restaurants
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Pathway Lending Small Business Loans – Minority Focus
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$5,000,000
minority_ownedtennessee_based
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Fund Tennessee LendTN
Grantor
State of Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
small_businesslender_referred
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LendTN Loan Participation Program
Grantor
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Award Amount
$5,000,000
small_businessstartup
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Pathway Lending CDFI Loan – Sports & Recreation Business Financing
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$5,000,000
tennessee_basedsports_recreation_business
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Fund Tennessee - LendTN Small Business Loan Program for Food Service
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Pathway Lending Small Business Loan Program
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Fund Tennessee – LendTN Loan Program for Transportation Businesses
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee small businessfor profit
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Pathway Lending – CDFI Loan Program for Nonprofits
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee nonprofitcommunity organization
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Pathway Lending Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Loan Program (EELP)
Grantor
Pathway Lending / Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Award Amount
$5,000,000
Tennessee businessfor profit or nonprofit
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TVA EnergyRight Business Custom Incentives
Grantor
Tennessee Valley Authority
Award Amount
$3,000,000
commercial_customersmall_business
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TVA EnergyRight HVAC Business Incentives
Grantor
Tennessee Valley Authority
Award Amount
$3,000,000
commercial_customersmall_business
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InvestTN Technology Fund
Grantor
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Award Amount
$3,000,000
startupsmall_business
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TVA EnergyRight LED Lighting Incentives
Grantor
Tennessee Valley Authority
Award Amount
$3,000,000
commercial_customersmall_business
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program (Senior / SEDI Priority)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
seniorsedi_owned
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program (LGBTQ+ / SEDI Priority)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
lgbtq_ownedsedi_owned
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program for Manufacturers
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
tennessee_basedmanufacturing
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program (Active Military / SEDI)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
active_militarysedi_owned
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program (Youth / SEDI Priority)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
youth_ownedsedi_owned
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program (Disability / SEDI Priority)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
disability_ownedsedi_owned
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program (Native American / SEDI Priority)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
native_american_ownedsedi_owned
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program (Veterans / SEDI Priority)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
veteran_ownedsedi_owned
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program (SEDI/Women Priority)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
woman_ownedsedi_owned
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LendTN – Fund Tennessee SSBCI Loan Program (SEDI/Minority Priority)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development / Fund Tennessee
Award Amount
$1,500,000
minority_ownedsedi_owned
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Hivers and Strivers Angel Investment Fund
Grantor
Hivers and Strivers
Award Amount
$1,000,000
veteran_foundedhigh_growth_startup
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Pathway Lending Rural Opportunity Fund
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$1,000,000
small_businessrural_business
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Fund Tennessee LendTN
Grantor
Launch Tennessee
Award Amount
$500,000
small_businessstartup
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SBA Veterans Advantage – Express Loan (Active Duty Eligible)
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$500,000
active_dutynational_guard_reserve
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SBA Veterans Advantage – Express Loan Program
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$500,000
veteran_ownedactive_duty
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BIA Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program (ILGP) – Tennessee Native Americans
Grantor
Bureau of Indian Affairs – Division of Capital Investment
Award Amount
$500,000
native_american_ownedenrolled_tribal_member
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Fund Tennessee LendTN
Grantor
Launch Tennessee
Award Amount
$500,000
small_businessstartup
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Tennessee Agricultural Enterprise Fund – Nonprofit Agricultural Organizations
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Agriculture / TNECD
Award Amount
$499,999
Tennessee nonprofitagricultural nonprofit
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Tennessee Agricultural Enterprise Fund (AEF) - Food Processing and Value-Added Food
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Agriculture / TNECD
Award Amount
$499,999
Tennessee food businessvalue added food producer
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Tennessee Agricultural Enterprise Fund (AEF)
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Agriculture / TNECD
Award Amount
$499,999
Tennessee agricultural businessfood business
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Tennessee Downtown Improvement Grant
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Award Amount
$300,000
municipalitydowntown_business
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LaunchTN SBIR/STTR Matching Fund
Grantor
Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN)
Award Amount
$300,000
Tennessee startupSBIR awardee
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LaunchTN SBIR/STTR Matching Fund – Advanced Energy Innovation
Grantor
Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN)
Award Amount
$300,000
Tennessee startupSBIR awardee
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LaunchTN SBIR/STTR Matching Fund – Life Sciences
Grantor
Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN)
Award Amount
$300,000
Tennessee startupSBIR awardee
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LaunchTN SBIR/STTR Matching Fund – Agriculture Innovation
Grantor
Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN)
Award Amount
$300,000
Tennessee startupSBIR awardee
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InvestTN Regional Seed Fund
Grantor
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Award Amount
$250,000
startupsmall_business
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Clinch-Powell Small Business Lending
Grantor
Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation and Development Council
Award Amount
$250,000
small_businessentrepreneur
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Pathway Lending Tennessee Small Business Loans
Grantor
Pathway Lending
Award Amount
$250,000
small_businessminority_owned
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River City Capital Small Business Loans
Grantor
River City Capital
Award Amount
$250,000
small_businessminority_owned
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Metro Nashville Small Business Reserve
Grantor
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Award Amount
$250,000
small_businessgovernment_contracting
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Tennessee Arts Commission Annual Grants – Nonprofit Arts Organizations
Grantor
Tennessee Arts Commission
Award Amount
$200,000
Tennessee nonprofitarts organization
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Tennessee Arts Commission – Major Cultural Institution Grant
Grantor
Tennessee Arts Commission
Award Amount
$200,000
Tennessee arts organizationestablished arts organization
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Tennessee Entertainment Commission – Film and Entertainment Production Grant
Grantor
Tennessee Entertainment Commission
Award Amount
$200,000
Tennessee productionfilm
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Launch Tennessee SBIR/STTR Matching Fund
Grantor
Launch Tennessee
Award Amount
$100,000
startuptechnology_company
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Agricultural Enterprise Fund
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Award Amount
$100,000
small_businessagricultural_business
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- Women-Owned Business Grants
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- Restaurant Grants
- Daycare Grants
- Veteran-Owned Business Grants
- Minority-Owned Business Grants
- LGBTQ-Owned Business Grants
- Disability-Owned Business Grants
- Native American Business Grants
- Grants for Young Entrepreneurs
- Grants for Active Military and Military Spouses
- Rural Business Grants
- Startup Grants
- Small Business Grants
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