Nashville Metro CouncilRS2025-1262Passed

This resolution approves the first amendment to a grant from Living Cities, in partnership with Main Street America and the Truist Foundation, to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville. The grant aims to strengthen collaboration between local government and business support organizations to promote an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem and address systemic barriers for business owners at all stages of development.

A resolution approving amendment one to a Where It Starts: Breaking Barriers to Business grant from Living Cities in partnership with Main Street America and the Truist Foundation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Finance Department, to strengthen the relationship between local government and commercial corridor business support organizations with the goal of fostering an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem and address systemic barriers for business owners during each stage of business development and growth.

10 sponsors
Introduced 5/22/2025Metropolitan CouncilResolution
Passed 6/3/2025

What it does

  • 1Approves amendment one to the Where It Starts: Breaking Barriers to Business grant
  • 2Facilitates collaboration between local government and commercial corridor business support organizations
  • 3Aims to foster an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem and address systemic barriers for business owners

This resolution approves the first amendment to a grant from Living Cities, in partnership with Main Street America and the Truist Foundation, to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville. The grant aims to strengthen collaboration between local government and business support organizations to promote an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem and address systemic barriers for business owners at all stages of development.

Affects
Metropolitan Government of NashvilleMetropolitan Finance DepartmentLiving CitiesMain Street AmericaTruist FoundationCommercial corridor business support organizations

Legislative history

6/4/2025
Mayor
(no description)
6/3/2025
Metropolitan Council
The resolution was approved by the Budget and Finance Committee. Council Member Porterfield moved to adopt the resolution, which motion was seconded and approved by the following vote: Yes (30): Suara, Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Allen, Hill, Kimbrough, Toombs, Gamble, Cortese, Capp, Benedict, Harrell, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Bradford, Gregg, Welsch, Vo, Kupin, Weiner, Preptit, Johnston, Nash, Ellis, Sepulveda, Rutherford, Styles, Lee, and Ewing; No (0); Abstain (1): Benton.
6/2/2025
Budget and Finance Committee
(no description)
5/27/2025
Metropolitan Council
(no description)

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