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A resolution appropriating a total of $385,000.00 from the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Family Safety, to the Nashville Children's Alliance to receive American Recovery Plan Act funds.
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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 Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County previously received federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds ("SLFRF") authorized pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") to aid in the response to, and the impact from, the COVID-19 pandemic ("ARPA Funds"); and
WHEREAS, following recommendations from the COVID-19 Financial Oversight Committee, the Metropolitan Council at various times has appropriated the ARPA Funds to Metropolitan Government departments and agencies; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution RS2021-1152 previously appropriated ARPA funds for the support of various non-profit organizations to provide therapeutic services; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, who is responsible for overseeing and administering the SLFRF Program, all ARPA funds must first be obligated by December 31, 2024, and such obligated funds must then be expended by December 31, 2026, or such unqualified funds must be returned to the federal government; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with guidance issued by the U.S. Treasury, the Metropolitan Council passed RS2024-864, entering into interagency agreements containing certain conditions regarding the use of ARPA Funds by and between departments and agencies within the Metropolitan Government to satis...
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