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A resolution accepting a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and to administer a Minority AIDS Initiative program.
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a grant in an amount not to exceed $857,721.00 with no cash match required to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and to administer a Minority AIDS Initiative program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the grant by and between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in an amount not to exceed $857,721.00, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and to administer a Minority AIDS Initiative program, a copy of which grant is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That the amount of this grant is to be appropriated to the Metropolitan Board of Health based on the revenues estimated to be received and any match to be applied.
Section 3. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution accepts a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Metropolitan Board of Health. The grant will provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and will administer a Minority AIDS Initiative program. The funding is meant to provide “payer of last resort” resources.
The grant award is an amount not to exceed $857,721 with no cash match. This award obligates partial funding for the next grant cycle. The grant period is from March 1, 2025, to February 29, 2028.