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A resolution approving Amendment Number One to a grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Public Health Department, and Nashville Health to extend the grant term for a Healthy Nashville Study.
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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 Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Public Health Department, previously entered into a grant contract with Nashville Health for a Healthy Nashville Study, approved by RS2023-2404; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the grant contract to extend the term of the contract for 12 months, for a revised contract term of 36 months, a copy of which Amendment Number One is attached hereto and incorporated herein; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the grant contract amendment be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Amendment Number One to the grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Public Health Department, and Nashville Health, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2. 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 approves the first amendment to a grant contract between the Metropolitan Public Health Department and Nashville Health to extend the grant for a Healthy Nashville Study. The Metropolitan Council first approved this grant contract through Resolution RS2023-2404.
The grant funding would be allocated to provide a collective impact multi-organization demonstration to engage health disparities by the establishment of a Wellness Opportunity Zone centered in North Nashville. NashvilleHealth, as the architect and design arm of the Health Equity Coalition, would serve as the administrator and organizer of an organizational cohort to study and address social and structural inequities and to inform advocacy and policy for long-term impact
The proposed amendment would extend the term of the grant contract by 12 months. The agreement would end on August 31, 2026.