Metro Council approves $310,000 in Community Partnership Fund grants to six nonprofits
Five grants cleared 33-0; Mary Parrish Center award passed 30-0 with one abstention.
NASHVILLE - The Metro Council on Oct. 6 approved six Community Partnership Fund grants totaling $310,000 to local nonprofits, according to the meeting minutes. Five grants passed 33-0: $50,000 to Rocklife Youth, $20,000 to TN Voices, $40,000 to EPIC Girl and $50,000 to Pathways Kitchen Corporation, all from the Juvenile Court, and $40,000 to the Sexual Assault Center from the Office of Family Safety.
The sixth, $110,000 from the Office of Family Safety to the Mary Parrish Center, was voted on separately and passed 30-0, with Council Member Preptit abstaining. The Budget and Finance and Public Health and Safety committees had approved all six, the minutes say.
Source: Metropolitan Council meeting minutes, Oct. 6, 2026 (https://nashville.legistar1.com/nashville/meetings/2026/10/2201_M_Metropolitan_Council_26-10-06_Meeting_Minutes.pdf).