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A resolution appropriating a total of $1,248,108 from a certain account of the Community Safety Fund for grants to various nonprofit organizations for South Nashville Community Safety programs.
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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 Metropolitan Public Health Department has recommended that a total of $1,248,108 of the funds appropriated for community safety grants in Substitute BL2024-373 be distributed to the specific nonprofit organizations named below; and,
WHEREAS, the grants will be utilized for services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs; 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 specified nonprofit organizations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated a total of $1,248,108 from Fund No. 38730600 to nonprofit organizations as follows:
a) $625,108 to the Urban League of Middle Tennessee to implement a program focusing on the prevention and mitigation of group, community violence, and gun-related violent activities and their resulting aftermath and impact on our community, to intervene and intercede when such activity is identified, and to provide assistance and support to individuals, families and communities negatively impacted by violence within the Metro Nashville and Davidson County community; and,
b) $73,000 to Water Walkers for the addition of a new outreach location at Watson Grove Baptist Church and to enhance programming to reach five additional schools within the South Nashville area; and,
c) $50,000 to ASMT, Inc. dba Autism Tennessee to implement a program focusing on providing peer support and therapy and engaging and supporting youth in the South Nashville area; and,
d) $500,000 to Community Foundation to operate the Village, an incubation space that provides nonprofit organizations serving the Nashville community with professional trainings, tailored organizational consulting, support cohort style development series, and weekly community meetings to share resources and build collaboration, facilitating a healthier impact sector ecosystem aligned with national impact sector best practices.
Section 2. The grant contracts between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the nonprofit organizations listed in Section 1 above for the amounts provided herein and the purposes stated, copies of which are 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.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution appropriates $1,248,108 from the Community Safety Fund for grants to four non-profit organizations. The Mayor’s Office has recommended a total of $1,248,108 of the funds appropriated for community safety grants in the Budget Ordinance (Substitute Ordinance No. BL2024-373), be distributed to the specific nonprofit organization named below to be used for services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs:
• $625,108 to the Urban League of Middle Tennessee to implement a program focusing on the prevention and mitigation of group, community violence, and gun-related violent activities and their resulting aftermath and impact on our community, to intervene and intercede when such activity is identified, and to provide assistance and support to individuals, families and communities negatively impacted by violence within the Metro Nashville and Davidson County community.
• $73,000 to Water Walkers for the addition of a new outreach location at Watson Grove Baptist Church and to enhance programming to reach five additional schools within the South Nashville area.
• $50,000 to ADMT, Inc., dba Autism Tennessee to implement a program focusing on providing peer support and therapy and engaging and supporting youth in the South Nashville area.
• $500,000 to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to operate the Village, an incubation space that provides nonprofit organizations serving the Nashville community with professional trainings, tailored organizational consulting, support cohort style development series and weekly community meetings to share resources and build collaboration, facilitating a healthier impact sector ecosystem aligned with national impact sector best practices.
The resolution also approves grant agreements with each of these organizations detailing the terms and conditions under which the grant funds are to be spent.