Board of Health takes up 10 grants and contracts at Oct. 8 meeting
Proposed items include $696,500 for HIV surveillance and prevention and $1,562,900 for TB control, according to the advance packet.
NASHVILLE - The Metro Board of Health on Oct. 8 considered 10 grants and contracts presented by health department staff, and the chair declared the motion to approve them carried on a voice vote, according to the board's meeting recording. No vote count was given.
The board's advance packet lists the proposals. They include $696,500 for HIV surveillance and prevention and $765,200 in a grant in aid, both for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The packet also proposes $1,469,770 for a Samaritan Recovery Community opioid grant, $375,000 for a Why We Can't Wait community safety grant, and $1,562,900 for TB control and prevention.
Also listed are a $251,199 Women, Infants and Children grant amendment, a $299,319 STI prevention amendment and a $41,693 opioid grant to My Father's House. A Tennessee State University right-of-entry agreement carries no funding and runs through June 30, 2031, the packet says.
Source: Board of Health Oct. 8, 2026 advance packet (https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/Board_of_Health_October_8_2026_Advance_Packet_ADA.pdf?ct=1790870404); board meeting recording (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnmQxSz_djI).