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A resolution appropriating a total of $2,716,275 from the Nashville Public Library to various non-profit organizations for the provision of free and high-quality afterschool and summer programming through the Library’s Nashville After Zone Alliance out-of-school time coordinating system.
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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 Library has accepted applications from non-profit organizations to receive funding from the Nashville After Zone Alliance coordinating system for the provision of free and high-quality afterschool and summer programming; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to BL2024-373, funds are available for the provision of high-quality afterschool and summer programming through the Library’s Nashville After Zone Alliance out-of-school time coordinating system; 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 Two Million Seven Hundred Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Five Dollars ($2,716,275) from the Public Library to nonprofit organizations as follows:
$97,875 to AAOC Camps for Youth Development;
$485,990 to Backfield in Motion, Inc.;
$104,200 to Bethlehem Centers of Nashville;
$278,260 to Black Lemonade;
$37,340 to Carnegie Writers;
$16,800 to East Nashville Hope Exchange;
$241,815 to Global Outreach Developments International;
$318,220 to Martha O-Bryan Center;
$244,995 to Nations Ministry Center;
$84,015 to Nashville International Center for Empowerment;
$366,795 to Rocklife Youth (Church on the Rock);
$263,210 to Why We Can’t Wait, Inc.;
$176,760 to YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government is hereby authorized to enter into grant contracts, attached hereto and incorporated herein, with the nonprofit organizations listed in Section 1 for the amounts provided herein and the purposes stated. Such contracts shall specify the terms and conditions under which the grant funds are to be spent.
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.
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Analysis
This resolution appropriates $2,716,275 from the Nashville Public Library to 13 nonprofit organizations for the provision of free and high-quality afterschool programs through the Library’s Nashville After Zone Alliance Program. The nonprofits are as follows:
• $97,875 to AAOC Camps for Youth Development;
• $485,990 to Backfield in Motion, Inc.;
• $104,200 to Bethlehem Centers of Nashville;
• $278,260 to Black Lemonade;
• $37,340 to Carnegie Writers;
• $16,800 to East Nashville Hope Exchange;
• $241,815 to Global Outreach Developments International;
• $318,220 to Martha O’Bryan Center;
• $244,995 to Nations Ministry Center;
• $84,015 to Nashville International Center for Empowerment;
• $366,795 to Rocklife Youth (Church on the Rock);
• $263,210 to Why We Can’t Wait, Inc.;
• $176,760 to YMCA of Middle Tennessee
The resolution also authorizes Metro to enter into grant agreements with each of these organizations detailing the terms and conditions under which the grant funds are to be spent. The grant agreements are attached to the resolution.