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$7.3M
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Enterprise Community Partners
Enterprise Community Partners is a national nonprofit that exists to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one. Home is where life happens, where plans are made, and futures begin. It is the foundation for dignity, health, education, wealth, and community. Yet rents keep going up, paychecks don’t keep pace, and good homes in strong neighborhoods are increasingly out of reach.
The system doesn’t work. It must be changed, and it must be changed by us.
Enterprise has the breadth, scale, and expertise to do it. We support community development organizations on the ground. We aggregate and invest billions to improve housing and strengthen communities across the U.S. We advance housing policy at every level of government. We build and manage communities ourselves. Everything we do is informed by the residents we serve.
Together with our partners, we focus on the greatest need — the massive shortage of affordable rental homes — to achieve three goals:
Since 1982, we have invested $92.0 billion and created 1.1 million homes across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We do all this to make home and community places of pride, power, and belonging.
National Housing Innovation Grant Competition
Home is foundational. It’s where we plant roots, raise and care for our families, and build community bonds. Yet in every corner of the country, millions of people of all ages and backgrounds need a home they can afford.
Wells Fargo is meeting this moment with a powerful grant opportunity. Together with Enterprise, Wells Fargo has launched the third iteration of the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge. The 2026 cycle of the housing innovation competition will identify and propel proven, ready-to-scale solutions that transform current practices and increase housing choice and access.
Eligible applicants will compete for five individual grants of $2 million to advance their innovation and drive meaningful, systems-level change in the housing and adjacent industries. Winners will gain access to mentorship and coaching from industry leaders and experts and join a powerful network of Breakthrough Challenge innovators.
Focus Areas
This third cycle of the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge aims to meet the nation’s affordable housing challenges across all types of communities: Native, rural, suburban, tribal, and urban.
Proposals must encompass one or more of three focus areas:
Applicants will be asked to show how their proof of concept or pilot program has achieved clear outcomes and success, and provide a clear pathway to expanding the innovation’s reach and impact
Round 1: Criteria and Scoring
Your innovation must meet the criteria below to advance to the official scoring stage.
Type of Community
Innovations can serve all types of communities:
Location
Priority scoring will be given to applications from entities that are based in – or whose innovations are designed for – one or more of these 28 states, plus D.C.:
Affordability
Innovations must serve residents at these income levels:
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Truist Foundation
The Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation's (NYSE: TFC) purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities. Established in 2020, the foundation makes strategic investments in nonprofit organizations to help ensure the communities it serves have more opportunities for a better quality of life. The Truist Foundation's grants and activities focus on building career pathways to economic mobility and strengthening small businesses.
Inspire Awards
This year’s Inspire Awards seeks nonprofits supporting the career navigation and workforce development needs of workers across the United States. The challenge seeks applications that help individuals gain the skills, guidance, and support needed to access quality jobs, advance in their careers, and build long-term stability in an evolving world of work.2026 Truist Foundation Inspire Awards Challenge Question
How are nonprofits providing innovative direct services, training programs, and career navigation supports for adult workers in the age of AI?
Challenge Dimensions
Nonprofit organizations have long been critical advocates and service providers for workers in the United States. Nonprofits provide workers necessary upskilling opportunities, AI literacy training, career navigation support, and wraparound services in conjunction with career pathways programming. All necessary for the modern workforce. Meeting the moment, Truist Foundation and MIT Solve want to hear the ways in which nonprofits headquartered in the Truist operating footprint are providing innovative career pathway programming in the age of AI. Although solutions don’t need to focus on generative AI specifically, teams should demonstrate how their career pathways programming align with the following dimensions:
Here are the grants for this challenge
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Sign up to see the full listTennessee grants for nonprofits provide funding to support education, public health, arts, and rural development programs. The following grants empower organizations to address local needs, promote equity, and foster sustainable growth across Tennessee communities.
Discover 152 funding opportunities for nonprofits in Tennessee, with $7.3M available. Instrumentl helps nonprofits secure funding through deadline tracking, customized grant searches, and in-depth funder research to create lasting impact.
How common are grants in this category?
Common — grants in this category appear regularly across funding sources.
Over the past year, when are grant deadlines typically due for Tennessee grants for Nonprofits?
Most grants are due in the first quarter.
What's the typical grant amount funded for Tennessee Grants for Nonprofits?
Grants are most commonly $12,250.
A wide variety of nonprofit funding sources are available in Tennessee. Currently, more than 200+ are available, totaling $7,306,570. The median grant size for organizations interested in pursuing grant funding in Tennessee is $12,250. Among these grants, 22 support general operating expenses while more than 100+ fund projects and programs specifically.
Various organizations and institutions provide grants for the state of Tennessee, including government agencies, private foundations, associations, and more. Here’s a breakdown of where you'll find the most grants available:
Whether you go after government grants or foundation grants depends on your grant readiness. Keep in mind that government grants often have large awards but equally large compliance requirements.
Based on the data we have now, the best time to apply for grants in Tennessee is in Q1, which is when about 31.8% of grant deadlines fall. This period offers nonprofits the most opportunities to secure funding. Comparatively, Q4 has the least activity, with only 19.6% of deadlines. To maximize your chances of securing funding, be aware of the peak fundraising periods.
The nonprofit funding landscape throughout Tennessee has shown significant activity over the past several years. Based on the funding reports sent to the IRS, overall grant funding reached $3.6 billion in 2021 and then rose to $3.8 billion in 2022, an increase of about 3.78%. Among all the grants awarded in Tennessee during this time, the most popular focus areas for funding were single-organization support from private grantmaking, Christian alliance/advocacy organizations, and professional societies and associations. Likewise, the top counties that received the most funding were Shelby County, Davidson County, and Hamilton County.
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