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Thrive Launches New Civic Experiment Grant Program

Thrive Regional Partnership Announces New Trustees in 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
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.
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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

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

Thrive Awarded New Trust for Civic Life Grant for Regional Collaboration
Thrive has been selected to receive a 2025 Civic Hub grant from the Trust for Civic Life, a national grantmaker that supports local groups and projects in rural communities.
9/17/2025
Community Prosperity
General
Natural Treasures
Transportation & Infrastructure
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