Department of Finance

FY10 Community Enhancement Fund (CEF) Timeline

CEF APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
April 9, 2009

CEF PRE-APPLICATION TRAINING MEETINGS
April 20 and 21, 2009

APPLICATION DEADLINE
May 8, 2009, 4:30 p.m.

PANEL REVIEW
June 22-24, 2009

If CEF application satisfies all of the requirements for submission, the application will be submitted to the appropriate CEF funding review panel for critical review and recommendation to the Mayor and the Metro Council. Review Panels only recommend funding.
Applicants recommended for funding will be asked to submit additional documentation, including the following:

  • Certifications of Assurances
  • Annual Report (or equivalent)
  • Metro Short Vendor Application (if recipient does not already have a Metro Vendor ID Number)

METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL
The final approval of CEF grant award recipients will take place at the Metro Council meeting on July 21, 2009.

AWARD NOTIFICATION
July, 2009

Letters advising applicants of grant status will be mailed following the Metro Council’s final approval of the Metro operating budget.

SIGNING GRANT AGREEMENT
July, 2009-August, 2009

The Metro Division of Grants Coordination will contact CEF grant recipients to develop and execute a grant agreement.

GRANT RECIPIENT TRAINING
August, 2009

Training will be held for CEF grant recipients on grant management and accountability

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