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A resolution approving amendments ten, eleven, and twelve to a Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resilient grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to address COVID-19 health disparities in the Nashville area.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address COVID-19 health disparities in the Nashville area approved by RS2021-1178 and later amended by RS2023-1990, RS2024-170, RS2024-502, RS2024-535, and RS2024-716; and,
WHEREAS, amendment ten terminates the grant award which is funded by COVID-19 supplemental appropriations since the pandemic has ended, no additional activities can be conducted, no additional costs incurred, unobligated award balances will be de-obligated by the CDC, and closeout reports submitted within 30 days of the Notice of Award; and,
WHEREAS, amendment eleven completes the closeout of the award effective June 4, 2025, the recipient may no longer draw down funds associated with the award in the Payment Management System, the amount de-obligated is $1,130,788.28, and the recipients are to retain financial and reporting records for three years from the date of submission; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the preliminary injunction issued in Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, et al. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. et al., No. 1:2025-cv-01275 (D.D.C. 2025), amendment twelve revises the terms and conditions of the award, rescinds the termination of the COVID-19 funding and activities, re-obligates $1,000,000 (of which approximately one-fifth remains) and extends the period of performance to September 22, 2025. Copies of amendments ten, eleven, and twelve are attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Gover...
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