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A resolution appropriating a total of $220,805.08 to Room in the Inn, Inc. and amending a grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, and Room in the Inn, Inc., to increase the grant amount for the provision of nutritious meals for newly housed individuals residing in interim housing.
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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. RS2022-1697 appropriated a total of $9,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA") funds to the Homeless Impact Division of Metropolitan Social Services to build capacity in Housing First case management services; and,
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Council passed Resolution No. RS2023-2213, pursuant to which the Metropolitan Government appropriated a total of $6,817,680 of ARPA funds to specific non-profit organizations, including $275,000 to Room in the Inn, Inc., and authorized entering a grant contract to provide nutritious meals for newly housed individuals residing in interim housing; and,
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Council passed Resolution No. RS2024-864, pursuant to which the Metropolitan Government approved memorandums of understanding between the Department of finance and certain departments of the Metropolitan Government, including the Office of Homeless Services, concerning prior appropriations of ARPA funds; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. RS2024-864, the Metropolitan Government approved a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Finance and the Office of Homeless Services to make available $18,825,649.53 of ARPA funds for th...
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