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A resolution accepting a grant from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Metropolitan Government for the State Trial Courts to provide Tennessee Highway Safety Office Recovery Court Enhancements to supplement existing recovery court programs and services and/or implement new recovery court programs in unserved and underserved communities.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has awarded a grant in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00 with no cash match required to the Metropolitan Government for the State Trial Courts to provide Tennessee Highway Safety Office Recovery Court Enhancements to supplement existing recovery court programs and services and/or implement new recovery court programs in unserved and underserved communities; 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 Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00, to the Metropolitan Government for the State Trial Courts to provide Tennessee Highway Safety Office Recovery Court Enhancements to supplement existing recovery court programs and services and/or implement new recovery court programs in unserved and underserved communities, a copy of which grant is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That the amount of this grant be appropriated to the State Trial Courts 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.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution accepts a grant from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the State Trial Courts to provide Tennessee Highway Safety Office Recovery Court Enhancements to fund the operation of the Alcohol Countermeasures Highway Safety Project. The grant would supplement existing recovery court programs and services and implement new recovery court programs in unserved and underserved communities.
The grant amount would not exceed $60,000 with no local cash match. The grant term would be effective October 1, 2025, and end on September 30, 2026.