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A resolution awarding a grant of $200,000 to United Way for a countywide childcare study and approving a grant contract by and between the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, and United Way for a countywide childcare study.
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WHEREAS, Substitute Ordinance No. BL2024-373 appropriated $200,000 for a countywide childcare study; and,
WHEREAS, it was to be determined as to which department of the Metropolitan Government would be appropriate to administer the contract for the countywide childcare study; and,
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the Metro Action Commission to administer the contract for the countywide childcare study; and,
WHEREAS, United Way is an appropriate non-profit organization to be awarded a grant of $200,000 to complete a countywide childcare study; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, wishes to contract with United Way to conduct a countywide childcare study; and,
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, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant contract be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. The previously appropriated Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) for a countywide childcare study is appropriated and awarded to United Way.
Section 2. United Way is approved as the non-profit organization to receive a grant of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) for a countywide childcare study.
Section 3. The Metropolitan Government by and through Metro Action Commission is hereby authorized to enter into the grant contract, attached hereto and incorporated herein, with United Way for the amount provided herein and the purposes stated.
Section 4. 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 grant agreement from the Metropolitan Action Commission to the United Way in the amount of $200,000. Substitute Ordinance No. BL2024-373, the operating budget, appropriated $200,000 for a countywide childcare study.
Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the United Way will develop and administer an original survey of childcare providers across Davidson County and obtain administrative data such as total capacity by age, hours of operation, part- and full-time enrollment, tuition, sliding scale fee options, and number of children enrolled using certificates. This survey will be used to inform an understanding of the childcare supply in Davidson County. The United Way will also conduct analyses to estimate the true cost of high-quality childcare and examine any gap between that and the current state subsidy reimbursement rates. The term of the agreement begins January 1, 2025, and ends June 30, 2025. The Metropolitan Action Commission would provide up to $200,000 to the United Way for the performance of this agreement.
Fiscal Note: Metro would pay up to $200,000 to the United Way to fund a countywide childcare study.