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A resolution approving an application for a Justice for Families Program Grant from the U. S. Department of Justice to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Family Safety, to focus on finding and implementing collaborative multi-agency solutions to increase interpersonal violence victim safety and offender accountability.
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WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Justice is accepting applications for a Justice for Families Program Grant with an award of $600,000 with no cash match required; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County 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 Justice for Families Program Grant with an award of $600,000, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Office of Family Safety is authorized to submit said application to the U. S. Department of Justice.
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 approves an application for a Justice of Family Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Office of Family Safety to focus on finding and implementing collaborative multi-agency solutions to increase interpersonal violence victim safety and offender accountability. The application is for an award of $600,000 with no cash match required. If the application is approved, this grant would be used to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating viol...
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