File #: RS2024-626   
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/25/2024 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 8/6/2024 Final action: 8/6/2024
Title: A resolution approving an application for a Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant from the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
Sponsors: Delishia Porterfield, Erin Evans, Russ Bradford, Tasha Ellis
Attachments: 1. Grant Application Exhibit
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A resolution approving an application for a Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant from the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
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WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for a Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant, with an award of $250,000.00 and no cash match required, to fund the outsourcing of sexual assault kits and aid the crime laboratory in providing forensic DNA analysis in a timely and efficient manner; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government 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 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant, with an award of $250,000.00, to fund the outsourcing of sexual assault kits and aid the crime laboratory in providing forensic DNA analysis in a timely and efficient manner, 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 U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
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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This resolution approves an application for a Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assis...

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