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A resolution approving amendment one to a grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the District Attorney General, to provide partial funding for four specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children unit.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the District Attorney General, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to provide partial funding for four specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children unit approved by RS2024-162; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $252,204.00 from $252,204.00 to $504,408.00, extend the end date to June 30, 2025, and revise grant contract provisions, a copy of which amendment one is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, at the time the Office of the District Attorney General applied for the grant, the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs required a local match, reflecting that the project would be funded 80% by the grant award and 20% by cash match from the Metropolitan Government; and,
WHEREAS, when the grant award was issued, the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs waived the local cash match requirement but did not increase the funding to cover the entire project; and,
WHEREAS, to account for the 20% of funding needed to cover the remaining funding for the project, an additional $63,051.00 for fiscal year 2025 will be assessed against the Office of the District Attorney General’s general fund appropriations; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment one to this grant be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment one to the grant by and between the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the District Attorney General, to provide partial funding for four specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children unit, a copy of which amendment one is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
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 from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Office of the District Attorney General. The grant, as approved by Resolution No. RS2024-162, provides partial funding for four specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children Unit.
The amendment under consideration would increase the grant amount by $252,204 from $252,204 to $504,408. The end date of the grant term would also be extended from June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2025.
This District Attorney General will spend $63,051 from its FY2025 general fund to help fund the remainder of the project. When the grant was first sought, the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs waived the required local cash match when the grant award was issued, but the State did not provide any additional funding.