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A resolution approving an application for a Violent Crime Intervention Fund grant from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to provide funding related to response to and reduction of violent crime in the community by providing for technology updates, police support, and implementation of the Group Violence Intervention Program.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, is accepting applications for a Violent Crime Intervention Fund grant with an award of $3,000,000.00 with no cash match required to fund much needed equipment and programs to respond to and reduce violent crime in the community; 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’s application for a Violent Crime Intervention Fund grant with an award of $3,000,000.00, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs.
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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Analysis
This resolution approves an application for a Violent Crime Intervention Fund grant from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. If awarded, the grant award would be $3,000,000 with no local cash match required.
The grant would be used to provide funding related to response to and reduction of violent crime in the community by providing for technology updates, police support, and implementation of the Group Violence Intervention Program.