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A resolution accepting a COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations 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 related health disparities and expand capacity and services to prevent and control infection or transmission among underserved populations.
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WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have awarded a COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations grant, in an amount not to exceed $4,930,248.00 with no cash match required, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to address COVID-19 related health disparities and expand capacity and services to prevent and control infection or transmission among underserved populations; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations grant by and between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in an amount not to exceed $4,930,248, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to address COVID-19 related health disparities and expand capacity and services to prevent and control infection or transmission among underserved populations, a copy of which grant is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That the amount of this grant is to be appropriated to the Metropolitan Department of Health based on the revenues estimated to be received and any match to be applied.
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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This resolution approves a $4,930,248 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Metropolitan Board of Health. No local cash match is required. This COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations Grant will be used to address COVID-19 related health disparities and expand capacity and services to prevent and control infection or transmission among underserved populations. This includes implementation of a collaborative, multilevel, culturally informed approach to expand access to COVID-19 testing and vaccine administration and to reduce disparities among Nashville’s underserved African American, Hispanic, immigrant, and refugee communities. The grant period ends on May 31, 2023.