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Thrive Launches New Civic Experiment Grant Program
Thrive Regional Partnership Announces New Trustees in 2026
The Words Before Us: a Glossary for 2026
Shape the Region's Next Data Tool
Thrive Announces New Resource Hub for Community Development
The Forests Before Us: Witness Trees and the True Value of Land
"Yes, And!" Recapping the 2025 Tri-State Summit
Thrive Awarded New Trust for Civic Life Grant for Regional Collaboration
Applications Open for the 2026 Resilient Communities Program
Bob Corker to Deliver Keynote Address at 2025 Tri-State Summit
Three Moves that Inspire Responsible Growth
Chattanooga is at a Crossroad
The Water Before Us
Thrive Hosts Annual State of Freight Forum, Highlighting Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
2025 Tri-State Summit Theme: Yes, And
Cleveland State Logistics Students are Thriving
Chattanooga Residents Talk Proposed Interstate Widening
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Virtual Information Session: Civic Experiment Grant Program
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Thrive Launches New Civic Experiment Grant Program
We're excited to announce a new funding opportunity that brings people together to turn local conversation into community-led action.
2/11/2026
Networks
General
Community Prosperity
Natural Treasures
Transportation & Infrastructure
Virtual Information Session: Civic Experiment Grant Program
Join a virtual information session with Thrive Regional Partnership (Thrive) to learn more about the new Civic Experiment Grant Program, designed to support projects that encourage community members to connect, collaborate, and solve problems together.
2/10/2026
Programs
Community Prosperity
General
Natural Treasures
Transportation & Infrastructure
Thrive Regional Partnership Announces New Trustees in 2026
We are pleased to welcome four new trustees reflecting regional growth in leadership and representation across the tri-state.
2/9/2026
Networks
General
The Words Before Us: a Glossary for 2026
In the closing story of the series, Food as a Verb considers the words we use to talk about place. Nature. Wilderness. Development. Have they lost their meaning? The act of defining these words become paramount, as it creates the common ground that becomes the social soil for solutions. Read the article for compelling interviews about how we talk about place.
2/8/2026
Networks
Natural Treasures
Community Prosperity
General
Shape the Region's Next Data Tool
Thrive is developing a new Resource Hub to help communities navigate planning and growth, and we’re inviting residents and practitioners to help shape it from the start.
2/4/2026
Outcomes
General
Natural Treasures
Community Prosperity
Transportation & Infrastructure
Thrive Announces New Resource Hub for Community Development
A new regional data collaboration will support responsible growth decisions across the tri-state, greater Chattanooga region.
12/3/2025
Outcomes
Community Prosperity
General
Natural Treasures
Transportation & Infrastructure
The Forests Before Us: Witness Trees and the True Value of Land
10/20/2025
Networks
General
Natural Treasures
"Yes, And!" Recapping the 2025 Tri-State Summit
This year, Thrive's flagship event, presented by the Lyndhurst Foundation, celebrated the power of “Yes, And” thinking, fostering a theme where competing priorities become shared possibilities, and regional progress happens with collaboration.
10/15/2025
General
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