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A resolution approving a Homeland Security Grant Program application from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to fund efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events.
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WHEREAS, the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, is accepting applications for a Homeland Security Grant with an award of $849,718 with no cash match required to fund efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, the Homeland Security Grant Program includes provisions related to immigration enforcement and border security. Because such activities are the purview of the federal government, the Metropolitan Government will not participate in them. The Office of Emergency Management would return any such funds allocated for this category to the State of Tennessee; and,
WHEREAS, this resolution approves the application for a grant award. Any grant award based on this application would also be subject to approval by the Metropolitan Council; 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 application for a Homeland Security Grant with an award of $849,718, to fund efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Office of Emergency Management is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
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