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A resolution approving an application for a mental health transport grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to assist in the transport of a person to a hospital or treatment resource for emergency mental health care.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs is accepting applications for a mental health transport grant with an award in an amount to be determined by the Tennessee Office of Justice Programs based on the availability of funding, estimated to be in the amount of $103,500.00 with no cash match required; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County 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 mental health transport grant with an estimated award of $103,500.00, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs.
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.
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Analysis
This resolution approves an application for a mental health transport grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (“MNPD”).
If awarded, the grant would assist in the funding of the transportation of people to hospitals or treatment resources for emergency mental health care. The grant would reimburse MNPD for the costs associated with emergency mental health support through Tennessee Code Annotated section 33-6-406.
If awarded, the grant amount would be $103,500 with no required cash match.