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A resolution appropriating $117,869 through a grant contract by and between the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Public Library, and The Enterprise Center, Inc. to establish the Senior Tech Academy to focus on digital literacy, training and education.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Public Library, and The Enterprise Center, Inc., wish to enter into a grant contract whereby The Enterprise Center, Inc. will establish a Senior Tech Academy to focus on digital literacy, training, and education; and,
WHEREAS, RS2025-1266 accepted a grant from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development for the Nashville Public Library to provide broadband digital skills training, education, and workforce development program skills and that grant provided funding to enter into the attached grant contract with The Enterprise Center, Inc.; and,
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 Metropolitan Council may by Resolution appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant contract be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the grant contract by and between the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Public Library, and The Enterprise Center, Inc., appropriating $117,869 to establish the Senior Tech Academy to focus on digital literacy, training and education, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That this...
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