Current Grants
Adult Education Grant- Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
The Adult Education Grant support the Center’s Connecting Adults to Professions and Education (C.A.P.E.) Program. C.A.P.E. provides adults in Davidson County, Tenn., with the resources and support needed to succeed in their educational pursuits. C.A.P.E. is committed to helping adult students overcome obstacles to learning and achieve their goals. Programs are designed to be flexible, accessible and tailored to meet the needs of our students. C.A.P.E. provides high school equivalency training and testing, ESL courses, and professional development courses.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Kresge Foundation Grants
The Preventative Health Data Fellowship funds three Meharry students over a two-year period as they complete research on environmental factors that affect health, with a specific focus on heat and air quality. Currently, the Fellows are assigned to a specific where they work on projects to tackle issues of poor air quality and extreme heat. This work is completed in partnership with the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the African American Mayors Association. More information about this project can be found here: https://datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/about-community-data-health-initiative
Rural Healthcare Initiatives Grant- Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
In partnership and support with local community efforts, the CHP will works to improve health outcomes by offering healthcare workforce training and supporting neighboring rural workforce initiatives. The Rural Healthcare Access Program (R.H.A.P.). R.H.A.P. addresses critical healthcare workforce shortages in rural Tennessee communities through a comprehensive training and career development initiative. This program targets Sumner, Montgomery, and Robertson Counties to establish a sustainable healthcare workforce pipeline and improve community health outcomes. The program’s multi-faceted strategy ensures sustainable impact on rural healthcare access and community health outcomes. R.H.A.P. offers the following healthcare trainings:
- Patient Care Technician (PCT) Training
- Pharmacy Technician Training
- Phlebotomy Technician Training
- Medical Assistant Training:
- EKG Technician Training:
- Electronic Health Records (EHR) Specialist Training
Archived Grant Funding
2GEN Grant- Tennessee Department of Human Services
The e Building Resources and Initiatives to Develop Growth and Enrichment (B.R.I.D.G.E.) to Success program exists to partner with families in the development of their goals and create a legacy of economic security that passes from one generation to the next. Ongoing workshops that cater to both the student and their caregiver ensures that the whole family receives support and access to resources that will increase their capacity for achieving better outcomes in four core areas.
OJJDP Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
The Youth Achieving Success (YAS) program was a four-year mentoring initiative funded by the DOJ that supported 100 girls in grades 5 through 8 who were identified as at-risk of juvenile justice system involvement. Designed to promote personal development, academic growth, and resilience, YAS paired each participant with a trained undergraduate mentor and provided structured enrichment activities focused on healthy relationships, emotional wellness, and goal setting.
Community Partnership Fund: Davidson County Juvenile Court
The Choosing How I Lead Life (C.H.I.L.L.) Program is a collaborative public health approach to address youth conflict through leadership development. The program is rooted in educating students for best outcomes utilizing a prevention intervention curriculum called “Aggressors, Victims, and Bystanders: Thinking and Acting to Prevent Violence” (AVB). AVB teaches students in Metro Nashville Public Schools to use social competencies and conflict resolution skills through a peer-to-peer learning model to avert conflict, arguing, fighting, and violence. In addition, students develop individual work plans for goal creation and attainment as it relates to academics. Students also participate in service-learning opportunities and group mentoring.
The CHILL Program Youth Goals are:
- Reduce conflict and violence related activity among youth in of Davidson County
- Reduce rate of re-offending among participating youth
- Improve student school attendance record
- Increase cognitive skill building and knowledge base
- Increase connection to people, places, and experiences that support healthy development