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A resolution approving an application for a Community Correction Services grant from the Tennessee Department of Corrections to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the State Trial Courts, to provide alternative supervision and treatment options to divert felony offenders from the Tennessee prison system.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Corrections is accepting applications for a Community Correction Services grant, with an award of $8,923,000 with no cash match required; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; 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 Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the State Trial Courts, application for a Community Correction Services grant, with an award of $8,923,000, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the State Trial Courts are authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Department of Corrections.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution approves an application for a Community Correction Services grant from the Tennessee Department of Correction to the State Trial Courts.
If approved, the grant would fund the administration of the Davidson County Community Corrections Program, which provides alternative supervision and treatment options to divert felony offenders from the Tennessee prison system. The proposed grant amount would be $8,923,000 with no local cash match.