Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To open a School Base Clinic at Park Elementary School.
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Resources Health, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Entity Address: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857
Grant Amount: $1,000,000.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Resources Health, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
The grant funding is to support Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending.
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has made grant funds available to support Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Community Wellness/Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center (DHCW), as a Federally Qualified Health Center, would be the direct recipient of these funds; and
WHEREAS, on July 13, 2023, on behalf of the City of Newark (“City”), the Director of DHCW electronically filed an application to HRSA, requesting grant funding in the amount of One Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000,000.00) to support Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City was awarded a grant on September 21, 2023 to open a school-base primary care clinic at Park Elementary School, for the budget period of September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2026 (a copy of the Notice of Award is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, the Director of DHCW, on behalf of the City, did subsequently cause the appropriate electronic submission to be filed that was necessary to accept the above-mentioned grant award; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that HRSA may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, HRSA may amend the grant to reflect the grant time extension and/or increase/decrease of additional funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, upon any such extension of time of the grant and/or increase/ decrease of additional funds, DHCW shall submit to the Newark Municipal Council, for its consideration, a proposed form of amending resolution reflecting the final term and award amount of the grant; and
WHEREAS, terms of this grant award may only be waived or amended by the parties duly authorized to execute the grant, subject to the approval of the Newark Municipal Council by resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to submit an application to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), requesting funding in the amount of One Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000,000.00), to support Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
3. The resulting grant award in the amount of $1,000,000.00, from HRSA is hereby accepted.
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to file the electronic acceptance necessary to accept the grant award.
5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the acceptance of this grant award from the date the electronic acceptance was filed to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
6. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to receive and expend the grant award - to create a primary care clinic at Park Elementary School - for the period commencing on September 30, 2023 and terminating on September 29, 2026.
7. The Department of Health and Community Wellness, shall upon any extension of time of the grant, and/or increase/decrease of additional funds, submit to the Newark Municipal Council, for its consideration, a proposed form of amending resolution reflecting the final time and award amount of the grant.
8. No Municipal matching funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes and ratifies the actions taken by the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of Health and Community Wellness, to apply for and accept grant funds in the amount of One Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000,000.00), from HRSA, for support Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending, for the period commencing on September 30, 2023 and terminating on September 29, 2026. No Municipal matching funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of the grant funds.