Grants
Grants We Offer
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Camp Scholarships
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The Lori Ann Fishel Fund to Enhance the Lives of those with Disabilities
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Mary and Harry Zimmerman Youth Exchange Endowment Fund
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High School and College Age Student Incentive Grants
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Local and Overseas Grants
Local and Overseas
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville is passionate about growing the Jewish community locally, nationally, and overseas. We connect Jewish organizations and Jewish groups with resources that lead to positive and enduring impact.
We award grants and support initiatives to further our goals in Nashville and globally from dollars raised annually, and through our foundation.
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You can find our application’s guidelines here.
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Our 2024 applications are currently closed.
Emerging Needs
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville is proud to assist with our local Jewish community’s needs throughout the years. Our 2024 Emerging Needs Grant priorities are: (1) young families; (2) single adults; (3) mental health; and (4) promoting a civil and just society. All programs have to be open to the entire Jewish community and can be made for programmatic purposes only. Please read our application’s guidelines for more details.
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The deadline for the Emerging Needs grant is on an ongoing basis. Here are our monthly application deadlines.
Our Grant Priorities
Click "Expand" to view the organizations we fund under each priority.
Education and Strengthening Jewish Identity Birthright Israel Foundation Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Hillel International JCRS Hillel at UTK Congregation Micah West End Synagogue Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville Vanderbilt Hillel Akiva School Gordon JCC The Temple Chabad Congregation Sherith Israel Jewish Middle School Chabad Congregation Micah Children's Academy The Temple Preschool
Strengthening the Jewish Safety Net HIAS-Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Jewish Federation of Nashville Jewish Family Service Jewish Family Service Jewish Family Service Jewish Family Service Jewish Family Service
Engaging and Building Our Community Congregation Micah Congregation Micah, Temple, Hillel West End Synagogue Jewish Federation of Nashville Jewish Federation of Nashville Gordon JCC Gordon JCC Gordon JCC Gordon JCC Gordon JCC Jewish Family Service
Israel and Global Jewry Jewish Distribution Committee Jewish Agency For Israel JDC JAFI JAFI Leket NIF The Road to Recovery Ethiopian National Project Hadera Development Fund Krembo Wings - A Youth Movement for Children with and without Disabilities Maksam IREP American Friends of Hand in Hand P2G: Partnership Together
Promoting a Civil and Just Society Jewish Federation of Nashville JCPA
Shared Services JFNA Gordon JCC