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A resolution approving an application for a Healthy and Sustainable Communities grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Department of Waste Services, to rethink waste management, expand services available to residents, and improve related environmental and human health challenges by providing free curbside compost collection to 750 households included in the Food Scrap Pickup Program.
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Conference of Mayors is accepting applications for a Healthy and Sustainable Communities grant, with an award of $275,000 with no cash match required; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Department of Waste Ser is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved and submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Metropolitan Government’s application for a Healthy and Sustainable Communities grant, in an amount not to exceed $275,000 to rethink waste management, expand services available to residents, and improve related environmental and human health challenges by providing free curbside compost collection to 750 households included in the Food Scrap Pickup Program, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Nashville Department of Waste Services is authorized to submit said application to the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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 an application for a Healthy and Sustainable Communities grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors to the Nashville Department of Waste Services to rethink waste management, expand services available to residents, and improve related environmental and human health challenges by providing free curbside compost collection to 750 households included in the Food Scrap Pickup Program.
This grant would provide one-year funding to continue the Food Scrap Pickup Program pilot implemented in October 2023. The grant would allow NDWS to continue collecting and analyzing data from the pilot, building evidence for and investment in service expansion.
If approved, the grant amount would be $275,000 with no required cash match.