# 11/12/26 Board of Health for Nashville and Davidson County


**Body:** Metro Nashville Network
**Date:** November 11, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Healthcare, Grants & Funding, Regulatory Compliance


At the November 12, 2026, Board of Health meeting for Nashville and Davidson County, members approved a new $85,000 NICO RISE planning grant, with a start date corrected to January 1, 2027. The six-to-seven-month planning effort will bring together the Health Department, the Mayor’s Office of Crime Reduction and Safety, police, and business-district stakeholders to develop youth-safety strategies for downtown; the grant does not fund implementation. The board also reviewed four grant and contract items, including a state grant-aid revision, an amendment to the fetal and infant mortality review grant, and $20,800 in restricted Friends of MAC donations—$12,500 for the emergency medical fund and $8,300 for the safety net. The transcript indicates approval, but does not clearly state the final vote details for these items. No vendor contract award or procurement purchase was identified.

Members discussed a reduction in state grant aid, whose revised amount and rationale were not provided, and the potential effect on staffing and laboratory work. They also discussed eligibility-verification language added to the presumptive eligibility and fetal and infant mortality review grants in connection with Public Chapter 1106, including how verification requirements may apply to services. The director additionally reported that 39 Dollar General locations meet WIC stocking standards and may serve participants; this was an access update, not a purchasing decision.

**Source:** Metro Nashville Network