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A resolution approving amendment one to a grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the District Attorney General, to provide partial funding for four specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children unit.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the District Attorney General, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to provide partial funding for four specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children unit approved by RS2024-162; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $252,204.00 from $252,204.00 to $504,408.00, extend the end date to June 30, 2025, and revise grant contract provisions, a copy of which amendment one is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, at the time the Office of the District Attorney General applied for the grant, the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs required a local match, reflecting that the project would be funded 80% by the grant award and 20% by cash match from the Metropolitan Government; and,
WHEREAS, when the grant award was issued, the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs waived the local cash match requirement but did not increase the funding to cover the entire project; and,
WHEREAS, to account for the 20% of funding needed to cover the remaining funding for the project, an additional $63,051.00 for fiscal year 2025 will be assessed against the Office of the District Attorney General's general fund appropriations; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment one to this grant be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPO...
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