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A resolution appropriating a total of $211,866 from the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., dba Neighborhood Health, Inc., and approving a grant contract by and between the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, and United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., dba Neighborhood Health, Inc., for the provision of outreach services for participants in the Ryan White Part A program.
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WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations in accordance with the guidelines of the Metropolitan Government; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Charter Section 10.104 provides that the Board of Health has the duty to contract for such services as will further the program and policies of the Board, subject to confirmation by Resolution of Council; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. RS2025-1084 approved a grant award of $857,721 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Metropolitan Board of Health to provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, wishes to appropriate funding and contract with United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., dba Neighborhood Health, Inc., to provide outreach services for participants in the Ryan White Part A program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this contract 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 Two Hundred Eleven Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($211,866) from the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., dba Neighborhood Health, Inc. for the purposes herein stated.
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government is hereby authorized to enter into a grant contract, attached hereto and incorporated herein, with United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., dba Neighborhood Health, Inc. for the amount provided herein and the purposes stated. Such contract shall specify the terms and conditions under which the grant funds are to be spent.
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 appropriates a total of $211,866 from the Metropolitan Board of Health to United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., dba Neighborhood Health, Inc.
According to the related grant agreement, Neighborhood Health, Inc. would outreach services for patients in the Ryan White Part A program by increasing access to comprehensive HIV services for underserved, uninsured, and marginalized populations, addressing the needs of HIV-positive individuals for comprehensive case management services, and improving health outcomes for those who are HIV-positive and reduce HIV transmission
The related grant agreement would be effective upon the date the contract is signed by all parties and filed with the Metropolitan Clerk. The grant contract would end on February 28, 2026.
Tenn. Code Ann. section 7-3-314 authorizes the Metropolitan Government to provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations. 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.