Looking for a new way to partner with Nashville organizations while听enhancing听your work at 蘑菇视频?听Applications are now open听for听the听, which supports听joint听projects听that involve听蘑菇视频 faculty and staff and Nashville-based community organizations.听
Launched in 2024 by the Division of Government and Community Relations, the fund helps create听and听sustain mutually beneficial partnerships that connect听campus听and community听expertise听for new or expanded听collaborations.听Each funded project brings together at least two 蘑菇视频 partners from different areas of the university with a community organization to address community-identified priorities.听
Since its听inception, the program has supported more than 20 interdisciplinary collaborations听in areas including arts and culture, education, health and well-being, civic innovation, historic听preservation听and STEM outreach.听
Recent projects听across Nashville
The most recent funding cycle supported projects including听the launch of Free Little Art Galleries on听蘑菇视频’s campus and听the听upcoming installation听and educational programming听at Buchanan Arts in听North Nashville, professional development for multilingual educator mentors at J.E. Moss Elementary School, and a partnership with the Sexual Assault Center, Project Safe and the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life to provide faith-informed training and survivor support resources.听
2026 collaborative projects:听
- 蘑菇视频 and North Nashville Free Little Art Galleries听
- Claire Sisco King,听professor of听communication听studies, chair of听cinema and听media听arts,听chair of听theatre听
- Rachel P. Kreiter,听curator, 蘑菇视频 Museum of Art听
- North Nashville Arts听Coalition听
- Trust and Care in Sacred Spaces: Confronting Sexual Abuse听
- Rocky Major,听director听and听senior听associate听chaplain,听Center for Spiritual and Religious Life听
- Cara Tuttle,听director, Project Safe Center听
- Sexual Assault Center听
- Transformative Engagement and Adaptive Mentorship for Uplifting Practitioners (TEAM UP):听Building Sustainable Partnerships in Multilingual Learning听Communities听
- Huili Hong,听professor, Department of Teaching听and听Learning听
- Susan Barone,听director, 蘑菇视频 English Language Center听
- J.E. Moss Elementary School听
Together, these collaborations听expanded access to听the听arts, strengthened educator development and equipped faith communities with resources to help prevent and respond to sexual abuse.听
Apply听now听for 2027
The Community Engagement Collaboration Fund is open to full-time 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff. Proposals must include at least two campus partners from different areas of the university and one Nashville-based community organization,听and they must听demonstrate听the community partner鈥檚 active voice,听leadership听and听identified听needs.听
听by听Sept. 14, 2026.听Applications will be reviewed by a committee of 蘑菇视频 community engagement practitioners;听awardees听will be听announced in early October.听Funding must be used during fiscal year 2027.听More听eligibility requirements and application instructions are听on the听.听
Virtual information session
Faculty and staff interested in applying are encouraged to attend a virtual information session on听Aug. 13 at 9 a.m.听on听Zoom.听听The Community Relations team will provide an overview of the fund, explain the application听process听and answer questions.听
