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A resolution to appropriate grant funds from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, for Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) services targeted toward the elderly, disabled, veterans, and households with children under the age of six years.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Housing Development Agency has awarded a grant in an amount not to exceed $2,475,385.00 with no cash match required to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, for Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) services targeted toward the elderly, disabled, veterans, and households with children under the age of six years; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Action Commission has accepted this grant pursuant to its authority under Metropolitan Code of Laws section 2.108.050; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that these funds be appropriated to the Metropolitan Action Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the funds from a grant by and between the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, in an amount not to exceed $2,475,385.00, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, for Low Income Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) services targeted toward the elderly, disabled, veterans, and households with children under the age of six years, a copy of which grant is attached hereto and incorporated herein, be appropriated to the Metropolitan Action Commission.
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.
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This resolution appropriates grant funds from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency to the Metropolitan Action Commission in an amount not to exceed $2,475,385 with no local cash match required. These funds will be used for Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) services targeted toward the elderly, disabled, veterans, and households with children under the age of six years. The term of this grant begins January 1, 2022 and ends September 30, 2023.
The Metropolitan Action Commission has accepted this grant pursuant to its authority under Metropolitan Code of Laws section 2.108.050.