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A resolution appropriating a total of $1,971,656.19 from the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to The Salvation Army for the provision of housing services and life navigation skills to people experiencing homelessness in Nashville.
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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 the Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, The Salvation Army provides housing and other services for people experiencing homelessness including those in Nashville, Tennessee; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, wishes to appropriate funding and contract with The Salvation Army for the provision of housing services and life navigation skills to people experiencing homelessness in Nashville, Tennessee; 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 this nonprofit organization.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated One Million Nine Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Six and 19/100th Dollars ($1,971,656.19) from the Metropolitan Government acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services to The Salvation Army for the provision of housing services and life navigation skills to people experiencing homelessness in Nashville.
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services is hereby authorized to enter into the grant contract, attached hereto and incorporated herein, for the amount provided herein and the purposes stated. Such contract shall specify the terms and conditions under which the grant funds are to be spent.
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 a total of $1,971,656.19 for a grant from the Office of Homeless Services to the Salvation Army for the provision of housing services and life navigation skills to people experiencing homelessness in Nashville.
Pursuant to the terms of the grant contract, The Salvation Army will use these funds to increase the capacity of its LIFNAV Team by providing housing services to those experiencing homelessness in Nashville who are referred by the coordinated entry process. The grant contract will begin on the effective date and end on December 31, 2025, or when funds are depleted, whichever occurs first.
Fiscal Note: The Office of Homeless Services will provide The Salvation Army $1,971,656.19 for the performance of this contract.