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A resolution appropriating a total of $372,000.00 from a certain account of the Administration Fund for a grant to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Inc. to conduct a review of how human and social services actors in the region, including Metropolitan Nashville government, are collectively responding to community needs at different stages of the stability-mobility-prosperity continuum.
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WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations; 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, the Mayor’s Office has recommended that a total of $372,00.00 of the funds appropriated for administration in the Budget Ordinance (Substitute BL2025-833), be distributed to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Inc.; and,
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be utilized to provide a survey of Human Services available in Nashville; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that these funds be appropriated to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated $372,000.00 from BU 01101705 to fund a grant to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Inc., to be used to provide a survey of the landscape of Human Services available.
Section 2. The grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Inc. and the related project proposal, attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby approved.
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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Analysis
This resolution appropriates $372,000 from the Metropolitan Government for a grant to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
The grant will support a review of how human and social services actors in the region, including the Metropolitan Government, are collectively responding to community needs across the stability-mobility-prosperity continuum. The review is meant to provide excellence in program delivery, shared accountability among stakeholders, and effectiveness of the human and social services ecosystem in the Nashville region.
The grant amount is an amount not to exceed $372,000. The grant term begins on June 15, 2026, and ends on March 15, 2027.
Tennessee Code Annotated section 7-3-314 authorizes the Metropolitan Government to provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations. Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Metropolitan Council may by resolution appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations.