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A resolution approving an application for an Emergency Management Performance Grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security, by and through the State of Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), to subsidize the emergency management program for Nashville and Davidson County.
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a grant program that assists local governments with all-hazards emergency preparedness, including the evolving threats and risks associated with climate change; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, this is a pass-through grant with the State of Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), and TEMA required OEM to submit the grant application by February 2, 2024; and,
WHEREAS, OEM prepared a grant application requesting an amount of $189,525.79 to subsidize the emergency management program for Nashville and Davidson County, with OEM committing to cover the $189,525.79 matching funds; and,
WHEREAS, in order to meet the grant application deadline, a staff member at OEM mistakenly sent the grant application to TEMA on February 2, 2024, without first seeking conditional Mayoral approval or Council approval; and,
WHEREAS, OEM has discussed this situation with TEMA, and TEMA has agreed to hold evaluation of the grant application until Council has approved the application; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Metropolitan Code of Laws § 5.04.075(A), OEM requests that the Metropolitan Council approve the grant application as submitted; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this Grant application be approved and submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the grant application of the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, for an Emergency Management Performance Grant to subsidize the emergency management program for Nashville and Davidson County, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved as submitted on February 2, 2024.
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.
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Analysis
This resolution approves an application for an Emergency Management Performance Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, by and through the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (“TEMA”) to the Office of Emergency Management (“OEM”). The application requests a grant award of $189,525.79 with required matching funds of $189,525.79. If awarded, this grant would be used to subsidize the emergency management program for Nashville and Davidson County.