Thriving Community Collaborative Grants fund innovative services delivered at the Resource Center at Mitchell-Neilson Elementary that work in coordination with United Way staff and other funded partners.
Donor Name: United Way of South Central Tennessee
State: Tennessee
County: Bedford County (TN), Cannon County (TN), Coffee County (TN), Lincoln County (TN), Moore County (TN), Rutherford County (TN), Warren County (TN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Unlike traditional grants where organizations work independently, these grants create a collaborative network of services addressing multiple barriers ALICE families face and require quarterly coordination meetings, shared data collection, and a commitment to working together.
Funding Information
Grant up to $20,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- Organizations must demonstrate capacity to deliver services on-site at the Resource Center at
- Mitchell-Neilson Elementary
- Programs must serve families in the Mitchell-Neilson neighborhood
- New and existing programs welcome to apply.
Requirements
- All services must be delivered on-site at the Resource Center at Mitchell-Neilson Elementary
- Participation in quarterly coordination meetings with United Way staff and other grant
- recipients
- Commitment to collaborative service delivery and coordination with existing Resource Center
- programs
- Participation in developing shared measurements and data collection processes after awards
- are made
- Willingness to share information and coordinate services with other providers serving the
- same families.
For more information, visit UWSCT.
