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A resolution approving a Homeland Security Grant Program application from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to fund efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events.
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WHEREAS, the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, is accepting applications for a Homeland Security Grant with an award of $849,718 with no cash match required to fund efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, the Homeland Security Grant Program includes provisions related to immigration enforcement and border security. Because such activities are the purview of the federal government, the Metropolitan Government will not participate in them. The Office of Emergency Management would return any such funds allocated for this category to the State of Tennessee; and,
WHEREAS, this resolution approves the application for a grant award. Any grant award based on this application would also be subject to approval by the Metropolitan Council; 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 application for a Homeland Security Grant with an award of $849,718, to fund efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Office of Emergency Management is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
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 a Homeland Security Grant Program application from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Office of Emergency Management to fund efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events.
This grant will support state, local, and tribal efforts to prevent terrorism and other catastrophic events and to prepare the nation for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States. This grant will support the core capabilities across the five mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery.
The Homeland Security Grant Program includes provisions related to immigration enforcement and border security. The Metropolitan Government does not intend to participate in these provisions, as they are not within the scope of local government. The Office of Emergency Management would return any such funds allocated for this category to the State of Tennessee. According to the grant eligibility provisions in the Notice of Funding Opportunity, noncompliance with an immigration term and condition may affect the agency’s decision to award the grant or terminate the grant, but the agency has not made a final determination about these terms.
If awarded, the grant amount would not exceed $849,718 with no cash match required.