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A resolution approving amendments ten, eleven, and twelve to a Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resilient grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to address COVID-19 health disparities in the Nashville area.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address COVID-19 health disparities in the Nashville area approved by RS2021-1178 and later amended by RS2023-1990, RS2024-170, RS2024-502, RS2024-535, and RS2024-716; and,
WHEREAS, amendment ten terminates the grant award which is funded by COVID-19 supplemental appropriations since the pandemic has ended, no additional activities can be conducted, no additional costs incurred, unobligated award balances will be de-obligated by the CDC, and closeout reports submitted within 30 days of the Notice of Award; and,
WHEREAS, amendment eleven completes the closeout of the award effective June 4, 2025, the recipient may no longer draw down funds associated with the award in the Payment Management System, the amount de-obligated is $1,130,788.28, and the recipients are to retain financial and reporting records for three years from the date of submission; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the preliminary injunction issued in Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, et al. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. et al., No. 1:2025-cv-01275 (D.D.C. 2025), amendment twelve revises the terms and conditions of the award, rescinds the termination of the COVID-19 funding and activities, re-obligates $1,000,000 (of which approximately one-fifth remains) and extends the period of performance to September 22, 2025. Copies of amendments ten, eleven, and twelve are attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendments ten, eleven, and twelve be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendments ten, eleven, and twelve to the Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resilient grant by and between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to address COVID-19 health disparities in the Nashville area, a copy of which amendments ten, eleven, and twelve are attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same. The re-obligated funds are appropriated for use by the Metropolitan Board of Health.
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 resolution approves amendments ten, eleven, and twelve to a Community Health Works for Public Health Response and Resilient grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Metropolitan Board of Health to address COVID-19 health disparities in the Nashville area. This grant was first approved by Resolution No. RS2021-1178 and amended by Resolution Nos. RS2023-1990, RS2024-170, RS2024-502, and RS2024-535.
This grant is used to address COVID-19 health disparities in the Nashville area. The previous amendments increased the total grant amount from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 in total and approved funding for peer support specialists. The grant term was also extended to August 30, 2024. Additional amendments approved funding for contractor FINN Partners, approved a no-cost one-year extension of the grant to August 30, 2025, and corrected the terms of the no-cost one-year extension and updated reporting requirements.
This grant was the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the Metropolitan Government, styled as Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, et al. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. et al.
While the tenth and eleventh amendments (as further described hereinbelow) will terminate and close out the grant awards, which formed the basis of the litigation, pursuant to a preliminary injunction issued in favor of the Metropolitan Government, the twelfth amendment rescinds the grant termination and re-obligates the funding, among other things.
The proposed tenth amendment would terminate the grant award which is funded by COVID-1 supplemental appropriations, forbid the conducting of additional activities, and the incurring of costs, and de-obligate remaining award balances, and require the submission of closeout reports within 30 days of the notice of award.
The proposed eleventh amendment completes the closeout of the award effective June 4, 2025, de-obligates $1,130,788.28 in funds, forbids the Metropolitan Government from drawing down on remaining funds, and requires the Metropolitan Government to retain financial and reporting records for three years from the date of submission.
Pursuant to the preliminary injunction issued in Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, et al. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. et al., the proposed twelfth amendment revises the terms and conditions of the award, rescinds the termination of the COVID-19 funding and activities, re-obligates $1,000,000 (of which approximately one-fifth remains) and extends the period of performance to September 22, 2025.