Title
Dept./ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Amended Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide patient-centered medical care and supportive services to the City of Newark and surrounding areas.
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration
Entity Address: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W, Washington, D.C. 20201
Grant Amount: $65,500.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023
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 original Apply and Accept Resolution 7R5-a adopted on December 1, 2021 for a grant amount of $3,338,125.00.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark’s (hereinafter, “City”) Department of Health and Community Wellness (hereinafter, “DHCW”) provides medical care services, pursuant to and consistent with the Health Center Program laws and regulations (including Section 330 of Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 254b and 42 C.F.R. § 51c.301, et seq.); and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration has made grant funds available for the provision of these services; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 1, 2021, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the DHCW submitted an application to the United States Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (hereinafter, “HRSA”), Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W, Washington, D.C. 20201, requesting grant funding in the amount of Three Million, Three Hundred and Thirty Eight Thousand, One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,338,125.00), which was received and budget inserted. (See resolution 7R5-b 09/30/2021).
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2022, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Acting Director of the DHCW submitted an application for additional grant funds in the amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($60,000.00), to provide relief for the recovery from the devastating economic and health effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued provision of patient-centered medical care and supportive services to improve data collection for UDS reporting to the City of Newark and surrounding areas (a copy of the grant application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the City’s grant application, on August 2, 2022, HRSA awarded the City of Newark funds in the amount of Sixty Five Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($65,500.00) to continue to provide relief for the recovery from the devastating economic and health effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued provision of medical care and supportive services, as more fully set forth in the Notice of Award, Program Specific Terms, to the City of Newark and surrounding areas, for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023 (a copy of the Notice of Award is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, the Acting Director of the DHCW desires to accept said grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes that HRSA may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds when it becomes available; and
WHEREAS, the HRSA may amend the grant to reflect any time extension and/or increase or decrease of grant funds, as appropriate and which shall be subject to approval by the Municipal Council by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the 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 Municipal Council by resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to submit a grant application to the United States Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, requesting grant funding in the amount of Sixty Five Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($65,500.00), to provide relief for the recovery from the devastating economic and health effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued provision of medical care and supportive services, as more fully set forth in the Notice of Award, Program Specific Terms, to the City of Newark and surrounding areas.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this grant application from the date of application’s submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The resulting grant award in the an additional amount of Sixty-Five Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($65,500.00), from the United States Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration is hereby accepted (a copy of the Notice of Award is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting 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 that the electronic acceptance was filed to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
6. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to receive and expend the grant award to provide relief for the recovery from the devastating economic and health effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued provision of medical care and supportive services to the City of Newark and surrounding areas for the period commencing on April 1, 2021 and terminating on March 31, 2023 (a copy of the Notice of Award is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
7. The DHCW shall, upon any extension of time of the grant and/or upon any increase or decrease of the grant funds, submit to the Municipal Council for its consideration an amending resolution reflecting the final time and amount of the awarded 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 of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of Health and Community Wellness, to apply for and accept grant funds in the amount of Sixty Five Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($65,500.00), from the United States Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration, to provide relief for the recovery from the devastating economic and health effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued provision of medical care and supportive services to the City of Newark and surrounding areas, for the period commencing on April 1, 2021 and terminating March 31, 2023. No municipal matching funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of these grant funds.