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A resolution approving amendment one to a grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Department of Finance, to provide for reimbursement of COVID related eligible expenses pursuant to Presidential Disaster Declaration number FEMA-4514-DR-TN.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Department of Finance, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to provide for reimbursement of COVID related eligible expenses pursuant to Presidential Disaster Declaration number FEMA-4514-DR-TN approved by RS2024-811; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $11,079,536.55 from $8,255,410.94 to $19,334,947.49 with a required cash match of $23,407.97. This grant amendment reflects the entire award related to Presidential Disaster Declaration number FEMA-4514-DR-TN, including prior awards approved by RS2021-1202 and RS2023-2202 which totaled $33,644,378.64. This grant amendment reflects the total grant award of $52,979,326.13; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment one be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment one to the grant by and between the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Department of Finance, to provide for reimbursement of COVID related eligible expenses pursuant to Presidential Disaster Declaration number FEMA-4514-DR-TN, a copy of which grant is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This grant approves the first amendment to a grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (“TEMA”) to the Department of Finance to provide for reimbursement of COVID-related eligible expenses pursuant to Presidential Disaster Declaration number FEMA-4514-DR-TN. The grant was originally approved by Resolution No. RS2024-811.
The original grant was in an amount not to exceed $8,255,410.94 with a required cash match of $23,407.97. The proposed amendment would reflect the entire award related to this presidential disaster declaration, which includes prior awards approved in RS2021-1202 and RS2023-2022, which totaled $33,644,378.64. The grant amendment increases the full award by $11,079,526.55, for a total grant of $52,979,326.13 with a grant match of $23,407.97.
The grant term will remain from January 20, 2020, to May 11, 2026. The funds will reimburse the costs of operating COVID-19 testing centers during 2020 and 2021.