CSPF Priorities

The Metro Nashville-Davidson Mayor's Office, Office of Community Safety has funds designated to the "Community Safety Partnership Fund (CSPF)" that have been allocated to support grassroots organizations aligned with it's mission. The CSPF's mission is to improve community safety by enhancing endogenous services for socially vulnerable populations.

Programs that enhance community safety are considered ones that focus on populations that are at elevated levels of "Social Vulnerability", as detailed by the CDC here. Types of programs that align the the CSPF goals include (but are not limited to) ones that are focused on the following:

• Crime prevention

• Neighborhood development

• Substance abuse treatment

• Job training, employment, and business development services

• Recreational, childcare, education and social activities for youth

• Mitigating financial risk for socially vulnerable populations

• Emergency housing, utility and basic needs assistance

Types of programs that specifically fall outside this scope, unless they primarily address socially vulnerable populations:

• Arts programs

• Medical organizations

• Environmental programs

• Religious programs (without dedicated programs serving socially vulnerable populations)

Updated 9/5/2022