COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND (CEF) GRANTS FOR FY10
For FY10, Metro is continuing the Community Enhancement (CEF) Grant program for Nashville non-profit organizations. The CEF is designed to meet community needs by funding:
- Services not currently provided by Metro Nashville Government.
- Services which enhance those already provided by Metro Nashville Government.
The program has awarded grants in the three categories below, based on a competitive application process that took place in the spring of 2009. At its meeting of July 21, 2009, Metro Council awarded the following:
| Name | Award |
|---|---|
| Backfield in Motion | $105,900.00 |
| Bethlehem Centers of Nashville | $44,600.00 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee | $38,600.00 |
| League for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing | $73,900.00 |
| Martha O'Bryan Center | $80,900.00 |
| Monroe Harding, Inc. | $143,900.00 |
| PENCIL Foundation/Nashville Alliance | $50,600.00 |
| Rocketown of Middle TN | $49,400.00 |
| Salama Urban Ministries | $54,600.00 |
| YMCA of Middle TN | $32,600.00 |
| TOTAL | $675,000.00 |
| Name | Award |
|---|---|
| Big Brothers of Nashville | $72,800.00 |
| Conexion Americas | $24,600.00 |
| Nashville Area Red Cross | $29,100.00 |
| Nashville Cares | $27,900.00 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | $80,800.00 |
| Senior Citizens, Inc. dba FiftyForward | $74,400.00 |
| The Arc of Davidson County | $80,800.00 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Nashville | $46,000.00 |
| Urban Housing Solutions, Inc. | $13,600.00 |
| TOTAL | $450,000.00 |
| Name | Award |
|---|---|
| Family & Children's Service | $97,200.00 |
| Legal Aid Society | $149,500.00 |
| Morning Star Sanctuary | $140,200.00 |
| The Mary Parrish Center | $32,000.00 |
| *YWCA of Nashville & Middle TN | $256,100.00 |
| TOTAL | $675,000.00 |
WHAT WAS NEW FOR THIS YEAR
- Service Definitions: Because FY09 was the first year of the CEF program, definitions for each of the service categories were broad and general. Building on the experience of FY09 and on a strategic assessment of current needs and gaps in the Nashville community, this year’s grants are intended to focus more specifically on what citizens need the most today, and service definitions have been narrowed accordingly.
- Grant Amount Limits: Applicants this year could not apply for more than 20% of agency total revenues.
- Applicant Orientation: It was not necessary to pre-register for the mandatory applicant orientation on April 20 or April 21.
- Fewer Documents to Submit: Certificates of Assurance and Annual Reports were not submitted at time of application. Proof of non-profit status did not have to be submitted at all (non-profit status was be verified on Givingmatters).
- Required Applicant Audit Submission: Audits this year were emailed in electronic form, rather than included in paper form in the application packet.
- Application Packet: No examples of the forms in the Application Packet were included in this year’s Handbook. The forms, including a template on which the Program Narrative had to be typed, were available on this website, under “RECIPIENT TOOLBOX” (below).
- FY10 COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND HANDBOOK
- FY10 COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND AMENDMENT 1
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Updated as new questions come in, so check it often!
- ORIENTATION SESSION POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
- ORIENTATION SESSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- CEF FY10 TIMELINE
- APPLICATION PROCESS
- CEF REVIEWER SCORE SHEET
- FY10 STEERING COMMITTEE
- RECIPIENT TOOLBOX (Forms, Instructions, etc.)
- CEF GRANTS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PRESENTATION
- FY10 APPLICANT SCORES
QUESTIONS?
Questions must be directed via email to dgc@nashville.gov.
Contact Grants Coordination
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Department of Finance
Division of Grants Coordination
222 3rd Avenue North, Suite 501
P.O. Box 196300
Nashville, TN 37219-6300
E-mail: DGC@nashville.gov