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Dept./ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To maintain and enhance the capabilities of the Emergency-Ready Public Health Department by upgrading the City of Newark’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP)
Entity Address: P.O. Box 360, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0360
Grant Amount: $255,608.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP)
Total Project Cost: $255,608.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
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:
No municipal funds are required for application or acceptance of the grant award.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP), provides funding to strengthen state, local, tribal, and territorial public health preparedness and response capability through a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action through the PHILEP New Jersey Local Information Network and Communication System (NJLINCS Agencies) 2025 Grant; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the “City”) desires to maintain and enhance the capabilities of its emergency-ready public health department by upgrading, integrating and evaluating the City’s preparedness for and response to terrorism, pandemic, and other public health emergencies by obtaining funding from the PHILEP (NJLINCS Agencies) 2025 Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, on or about June 10, 2024, on behalf of the City, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness submitted an application to the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, requesting grant funding in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($255,608.00), from the PHILEP (NJLINCS Agencies) 2025 Grant Program, to maintain and enhance the capabilities of the emergency-ready public health department by upgrading the City’s local public health systems relative to preparedness for and responses to terrorism and other public threats and emergencies; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City was awarded the grant in the amount of $255,608.00 for the period commencing on July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 for the aforementioned purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Department of Health and Community Wellness desires to accept the grant award, with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Health will amend the grant to reflect the grant time extension and/or increase or decrease funds if made available.
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 (“City”), and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are authorized to submit an application to the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, requesting grant funding in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($255,608.00), from the PHILEP (NJLINCS Agencies) 2025 Grant Program to maintain and enhance the capabilities of the emergency-ready public health department by upgrading the City’s local public health systems relative to preparedness for and responses to terrorism and other public threats and emergencies, with no City funds required (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The grant award in the amount of $255,608.00, from the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, is hereby accepted (a copy of the Letter of Intent is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Mayor of the City, and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to receive and expend the grant award from the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP in the amount of $255,608.00, for the period commencing on July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 (a copy of the Letter of Intent is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the acceptance of this grant from July 1, 2024 to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
6. No municipal funds are required for application, or acceptance of this grant award.
7. The Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness shall file a fully executed copy of the grant application, and the grant agreement in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the actions taken by the Mayor of the City of Newark, and or/his designee, and the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, to apply for and accept grant funds in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($255,608.00), from the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness, to maintain and enhance the capabilities of the emergency-ready public health department by upgrading the City of Newark’s local public health systems relative to preparedness and responses to terrorism and other public threats and emergencies, for the period commencing on July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. No municipal funds are required for application or acceptance of this grant award.