THRIVE

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Elisheba Israel Mrozik, Lead Artist

Metro Arts' Thrive program connects artists and organizations with the community to create investments, cultural connections, and transformations. Thrive empowers artists and organizations to strengthen and cultivate communities in Davidson County.

If you applied for Thrive project funding for FY25:

Review the final Thrive Guidelines here.
You will be required to edit your application in Submittable to make any adjustments to your project, and to indicate the organization that will serve as your fiscal sponsor (if needed, see guidelines for details) and submit the necessary documents.
Projects that score highest in the panel reviews will be funded. Applications will be rank ordered and funds will be awarded until depleted.
If your project is selected for funding, you will receive 75% of your requested amount.
The contract and spending period for Thrive projects will be January 22, 2025 through June 30, 2025. The guidelines currently indicate a June 1, 2025 end date, which will be amended to June 30, 2025 after an amendment is passed by the Metro Council in February.

Thrive Background Check Attestation: Thrive projects that involve the programming or instruction of minors are required to attest that all adults have satisfactory background checks. Please use this attestation form and submit it with your Submittable application.

Thrive applicants who do not have 501(c)(3) status will work with a fiscal agent to administer their Thrive grant. The Title VI Conciliation Agreement established a Working Group with representatives from Metro Arts, Metro Human Relations Commission, Metro Legal, Metro Finance, and an artist representative to identify a compliant funding mechanism for Thrive. The fiscal sponsorship model provides a solution that funds individuals and complies with all local and state laws. You can read more about the full summary of the Working Group and why they decided on the fiscal agent model here. Applicants can find more information and necessary Fiscal Agent documents on our Partners Tools page.

FY25 Thrive Guidelines

Fiscal Sponsorship FAQ