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A resolution appropriating a total of $10,000 from the Office of Family Safety of Nashville and Davidson County to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (“Legal Aid”) as a recipient of a Community Partnership Fund grant.
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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 Office of Family Safety of Nashville and Davidson County has accepted applications from nonprofit organizations to receive Community Partnership Fund grants; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor has accepted the recommendations of the Office of Family Safety that Community Partnership Fund grants should be disbursed to specific nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Legal Aid applied for, and was selected by the Office of Family Safety of Nashville and Davidson County, to receive a portion of these grant funds totaling $10,000 to provide professional, trauma-informed services to victims of 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 these 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 $10,000 from the Office of Family Safety to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands to provide professional, trauma-informed services to victims of interpersonal violence, pursuant to the grant contract that is attached hereto and incorporated herein; and,
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government is hereby authorized to enter into the grant contract with the nonprofit organization listed in Section 1 above 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. 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 $10,000 from the Office of Family Safety (“OFS”) to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (“Legal Aid”) as a Community Partnership Fund grant and authorizes the accompanying grant contract. Legal Aid will provide trauma-informed legal services including preparing pleadings, organizing legal clinics, and developing educational materials. OFS received applications from nonprofit organizations and recommended the distribution of funds to Legal Aid. The mayor has accepted this recommendation.
The term of the grant is from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.