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A resolution appropriating a total of $385,000.00 from the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Family Safety, to the Nashville Children’s Alliance to receive American Recovery Plan Act funds.
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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 in accordance with the guidelines of the Metropolitan Government; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County previously received federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“SLFRF”) authorized pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) to aid in the response to, and the impact from, the COVID-19 pandemic (“ARPA Funds”); and
WHEREAS, following recommendations from the COVID-19 Financial Oversight Committee, the Metropolitan Council at various times has appropriated the ARPA Funds to Metropolitan Government departments and agencies; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution RS2021-1152 previously appropriated ARPA funds for the support of various non-profit organizations to provide therapeutic services; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, who is responsible for overseeing and administering the SLFRF Program, all ARPA funds must first be obligated by December 31, 2024, and such obligated funds must then be expended by December 31, 2026, or such unqualified funds must be returned to the federal government; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with guidance issued by the U.S. Treasury, the Metropolitan Council passed RS2024-864, entering into interagency agreements containing certain conditions regarding the use of ARPA Funds by and between departments and agencies within the Metropolitan Government to satisfy the requirement to obligate the funds; and,
WHEREAS, such an interagency agreement was entered with The Metropolitan Office of Family Safety (“OFS”), to obligate funds for such use; and,
WHEREAS, OFS selected the Nashville Children’s Alliance, to receive ARPA Funds; and,
WHEREAS, OFS seeks to appropriate $385,000.00 to the Nashville Children’s Alliance, from those obligated funds for the provision of therapeutic services for adults and children impacted by interpersonal violence; 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 Nashville Children’s Alliance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated $385,000.00 from the Office of Family Safety to the Nashville Children’s Alliance for the provision of therapeutic services for adults and children impacted by interpersonal violence.
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government is hereby authorized to enter into grant contracts, attached hereto and incorporated herein, with the nonprofit organization above-mentioned for the amounts provided herein and the purposes stated. Such contracts shall specify the terms and conditions under with the grant funds are to be spent, including that all expenditures shall be in accordance with the financial requirements of the federal American Recovery Plan Act.
Section 3. That this Resolution shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution appropriates $385,000 from the Office of Family Safety to the Nashville Children’s Alliance to receive American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds for the provision of therapeutic services for adults and children impacted by interpersonal violence.
The grant funds would support the prioritization of high-risk clients and referrals from Nashville’s Family Safety Centers, the provision of therapeutic services for adults and children impacted by interpersonal violence at no cost, and the reduction of waitlists for therapeutic services.
The grant amount would be for an amount not to exceed $385,000. The grant contract is effective July 1, 2025, and would expire on June 30, 2026.
Resolution No. RS2021-1152 previously appropriated ARPA funds for the support of various non-profit organizations to provide therapeutic services. RS2024-864 allows the Department of Finance to enter into interagency agreements containing certain conditions for ARPA funds use by and between departments and agencies to satisfy the requirement to obligate the funds. The Office of Family Safety entered an interagency agreement and selected Nashville Children’s Alliance to receive the funds.
Tennessee Code Annotated section 7-3-314 states that metropolitan governments may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations. Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Metropolitan Council may appropriate funds by resolution for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations.