Tennessee Disability Coalition 
Discretionary Small Grants Program 
Grant Cycle Timeline 


These dates serve as a general guide. Please refer to the Current Competition for the exact 
deadlines. Many organizations apply for grants each year and the 
overall amount of funding 
requested far exceeds our 
resources. Declined applications in no way reflect the worthiness of 
an organization's mission or programming and these 
groups are encouraged 
to apply again in 
future cycles. 

Spring Grant Cycle Timeline: 

. Last week in February 
Notice of funds availability 
. 
Last Friday in March Letters of interest due 
. 
Within three weeks 
Request of full proposal 
. 
Last Friday in April Full Proposal due 
. 
Within three weeks 
Award notifications and contracts 
sent 
. 
By July 1st 
First installment after signed contract is returned 
to the TDC 
. 
November 30th 
Five-Month Summary of Activities Report due 
. 
By December 
31st 
Second installment, 
after approval of five-month summary 
. 
August 15th 
Final twelve-month report due 


Fall Grant Cycle Timeline: 


. 
Last week in 
August 
Notice of funds availability 
. 
September 
20th 
Letters of interest due 
. 
Within three weeks Request of full proposal 
. 
Last Friday in October Full Proposal due 
. 
Within three weeks Award notifications and contracts 
sent 
. 
By January 1st 
First installment after signed contract is returned 
to the TDC 
. 
May 30th 
Five-Month Summary of Activities Report due 
. 
By June 30st 
Second installment, 
after approval of five-month summary 
. 
February 15th 
Final twelve-month report due 


Please note: affective March 2021, prior Grant Award Recipients cannot re-apply for two 
years 
(four cycles) with the exception of topic specific 
grant cycles. 

Discretionary Small Grants Program | https://www.tndisability.org/smallgrants | 2021