Metro Announces New Program to Award Nonprofit Grants
Released this morning from the Mayor’s Office:
PROGRAM TO AWARD NONPROFIT GRANTS FINALIZED
Metro funds to be awarded on merit basis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Mayor Karl Dean today announced a Community Enhancement Grant program has been put in place to ensure Metro funds for local nonprofits are awarded on a merit basis.
Nonprofit organizations meeting the criteria of the program can apply to receive funds beginning today. The application and complete grant program documents are available online at www.nashville.gov/finance/CEF.
Mayor Dean allocated $2 million to assist nonprofit organizations in the 2008-2009 operating budget he proposed to the Metro Council in March.
“We have a number of nonprofit agencies that offer vital services to our community, many of which government itself cannot provide and would not otherwise be available. This grant program will ensure that those are the services our resources support and that funding decisions are based on needs and results,” Mayor Dean said.
The program is directed at nonprofits that provide services in three critical areas: domestic violence, education and after-school care, and direct community services.
All applicants must attend one of two pre-application training meetings on May 15 and 16. Applications are due by May 28.
A funding review panel will make recommendations to the mayor and Metro Council. Grant award recipients will receive final approval when the operating budget is passed on or before June 30.
This was also covered in the Nashville City Paper.
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