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A resolution accepting a grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the District Attorney General, to provide partial funding for three specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children unit.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs has awarded a grant in an amount not to exceed $252,204.00 with a required cash match of $63,051.00 to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the District Attorney General, to provide partial funding for three specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children unit; and,
WHEREAS, at the time the Office of the District Attorney General applied for the grant, the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs required a local match, reflecting that the project would be funded 80% by the grant award and 20% by cash match from the Metropolitan Government; and,
WHEREAS, when the grant award was issued, the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs waived the local cash match requirement but did not increase the funding to cover the entire project; and,
WHEREAS, the 20 percent of funding needed to cover the remaining funding for the project, in the amount of $63,501.00, will be assessed against the Office of the District Attorney General’s general fund appropriations; 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 Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs, in an amount not to exceed $252,204.00, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the District Attorney General, to provide partial funding for three specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children unit, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That the amount of this grant be appropriated to the Office of the District Attorney General, based on the revenues estimated to be received.
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 approves a grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Office of the District Attorney General. The grant funds will be used to provide partial funding for three specialized victim witness coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children Unit.
The grant amount is an amount not to exceed $252,204, with a required local cash match of $63,501. The term of the grant begins July 1, 2026, and ends June 30, 2027.