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A resolution authorizing grants not exceeding $6,000,000 from the Barnes Fund for Affordable Housing to certain nonprofits for the express purpose of constructing affordable or workforce housing.
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WHEREAS, on May 4, 2026, the Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission issued a request for applications to qualified nonprofit organizations to participate in the nonprofit housing development grant program; and,
WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to a nonprofit organization in accordance with the guidelines of the Metropolitan Government; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Metropolitan Council may by Resolution appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the regulations and procedures of the Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission, the Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission voted to distribute funds to various non-profit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that these grant contracts be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated $6,000,000 from the Barnes Fund for Affordable Housing to fund a grant to the following nonprofit organizations as follows:
Nonprofit
Amount
Project Type
# of Barnes Fund Homes
Council District
Habitat for Humanity
$3,500,000.00
Homeownership
26
9
Living Development Concepts
$2,500,000.00
Homeownership
13
26
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is hereby authorized to enter into grant contracts with each of the nonprofit organizations listed in Section 1 for the grant amounts designated therein, subject to the terms and conditions under which the gran...
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