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Keep knoxville beautiful placemaking GRANTS FOR 2026-2027

The first step toward making a difference is often the hardest step to take. At Keep Knoxville Beautiful, we commend anyone willing to work toward making their community a better place – and we want to help you. We love to work with and support community groups who share in our vision for clean, green and beautiful Knox County communities.

We are seeking proposals from community groups inspired to take on a community project that aligns with our mission: To inspire and empower Knox County communities to improve their quality of life through beautification and environmental stewardship. Projects must promote at least one of the following: litter prevention, waste reduction, community beautification, or environmental stewardship.

We are accepting applications for projects with budgets up to $2,500. Grant awards will be dispersed upon completion of financial report post-project.

Eligibility:

• Any Knoxville or Knox County community group, including schools, neighborhood associations, religious organizations, etc. are eligible to apply. We do not provide financial support to for-profit organizations and political groups.

• Project organizers must have permission from the property owner for the project to be eligible

• Project must be complete by June 30, 2027

Examples of projects that fall under our purview include, but are not limited to:

• Outdoor placemaking

• Community gardens

• Pollinator gardens

• Murals

• Landscaping

• Tree planting

• Signage 

timeline:

• Application opens Friday, September 18, 2026

• We must receive your application, a budget, and project design sketch for your application to be complete

• Application closes Friday, October 23, 2026 at 5:00pm EST.

• Notifications will be sent out end of October/beginning of November 2026

• Site visit will take place in November/December 2026

• Chosen projects must be complete before June 30, 2027