Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: CDBG's Budget Appropriation
Purpose: CDBG Fiftieth (50th) Year (CDBG L), funds to sub-grantees
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd. Newark, New Jersey 07102
Total Grant Amount: $ 6,903,166.00
Grant Period: September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
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:
Application by Resolution # Apply and Accept for the CDGB Grant is being submitted separately by the Department of Administration
Grant Acceptance by Resolution # 24-1699
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved a total allocation of $16,194,894.46 to the City of Newark by an approval notice dated November 21, 2024 the Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and/or Business Administrator to file a new Consolidated Plan with HUD, which contained a request for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount $6,903,166.00, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funds in the amount $2,794,733.46, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) in the amount of $5,894,807.00 (on behalf of Newark and the “Eligible Metropolitan Area”), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds in the amount of $602,188.00, in compliance with Federal statutes and regulations governing the four (4) aid grant programs; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and/or the Business Administrator to enter into four (4) separate agreements with HUD to receive and expend FY 2024 CDBG funds in the amount of $6,903,166.00, HOME funds in the amount $2,794,733.46, HOPWA in the amount of $5,894,807.00 (on behalf of Newark and the “Eligible Metropolitan Area”), and ESG funds in the amount of $602,188.00; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to establish the CDBG and appropriate the funds to the various sub-grantees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
The following amounts shall be appropriated for the Community Development Block Grant’s Fiftieth Year Program:
PROJECT AMOUNT
ADMINISTRATION
Business Administrator’s Office
Salaries and Wages $-0-
Other Expenses 23,012
Office of Information Technology
Salaries and Wages 311,929
Other Expenses -0-
Economic and Housing Development - Director’s Office
Salaries and Wages 318,291
Other Expenses -0-
Economic and Housing Development - Housing and Real Estate
Salaries and Wages 125,279
Other Expenses -0-
Office of Homeless Services
Salaries and Wages 209,156
Other Expenses -0-
Finance - Grant Accounting
Salaries and Wages 364,900
Other Expenses 28,066
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Demolition
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 800,000
Clearance/Rehabilitation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 100,000
RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT/REHABILITATION
Acquisition of Private Property
Salaries and Wages 68,671
Other Expenses -0-
Private Property Rehabilitation
Salaries and Wages 351,393
Other Expenses -0-
Housing and Real Estate
Salaries and Wages 424,936
Other Expenses -0-
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Public Improvements
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 550,000
PUBLIC FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
/REHABILITATION
Public Facility and Improvement
Salaries and Wages 285,000
Other Expenses 1,307,059
Homeowner Rehabilitation and Façade Improvement
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 600,000
PUBLIC SERVICES
Department of Health and Community Wellness
Surveillance and Prevention Diseases (formerly Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention)
Salaries and Wages 215,828
Other Expenses -0-
Health Education (formerly Health Education and Control of Communicable Diseases and Lead-Free Safe House)
Salaries and Wages 402,709
Other Expenses -0-
Office of the Mayor and Agencies
Homeless Shelter Administration
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 299,973
Department of Economic and Housing Development
Public Services
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 116,964
TOTAL CDBG Lth YEAR ENTITLEMENT $6,903,166.00
STATEMENT
The City of Newark has been awarded $6,903,166.00 for the Community Development Block Grant Fiftieth (50th) Year. Funding has been provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.