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A resolution accepting a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and to administer a Minority AIDS Initiative program.
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a grant in an amount not to exceed $1,311,652.00 with no cash match required to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and to administer a Minority AIDS Initiative program; 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 grant by and between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in an amount not to exceed $1,311,652.00, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and to administer a Minority AIDS Initiative program, 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 Board 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 accepts a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Metropolitan Board of Health to provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and to administer a Minority AIDS Initiative program.
The grant award is an amount not to exceed $1,311,652 with no cash match. This award obligates partial funding for the next grant cycle. The grant period is from March 1, 2026, to February 28, 2027. The funding is meant to provide “payer of last resort” resources.
Additional language in the updated terms and conditions purports to require compliance with a federal executive order titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” HHS has been enjoined from enforcing this provision against the Metropolitan Government through King County v. Turner. HHS cannot impose, enforce, or require compliance with these conditions. In a letter sent by the Department of Law, “the Metropolitan Government withholds consent and objects to the inclusion of any terms or conditions pursuant to the Preliminary Injunction.” Further, the Department of Law stated that acceptance of these funds, submission of invoices, or draw down of these funds “in no way reflect acceptance of [these] conditions.” The Department of Law also objected to language about continued support for this award being based on “Administration priorities and court orders.”