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A resolution appropriating a total of $1,500,000 to The Hospitality Hub of Memphis and amending an interim housing services grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, and The Hospitality Hub of Memphis to increase the grant amount for the operation of interim housing and case management services at 95 Wallace Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 37211.
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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 the Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. RS2022-1699 appropriated a total of $7,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA") funds to the Homeless Impact Division of Metropolitan Social Services to establish a low barrier housing collective and to fund competitive grants for support services; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council passed Resolution No. RS2025-973, pursuant to which the Metropolitan Government appropriated a total of $2,469,671 of ARPA funds to The Hospitality Hub of Memphis and approved an interim housing services grant contract for the operation of interim housing and case management services at 95 Wallace Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 37211; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, 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 memorandums of understanding containing certain conditions regarding th...
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