Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To support the training and deployment of Community Health Workers in response to various needs within the community.
Entity Name: Acenda, Inc.
Entity Address: 42 Delsea Drive South, Delran, New Jersey 08028
Grant Amount: $66,667.00
Funding Source: Acenda, Inc.
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: September 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
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:
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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, Acenda, Inc. (“Acenda”) has made grant funds available to expand services through the use of Community Health Workers (“CHW”) by integrating CHWs into health and care teams to assist in various needs found in the Community; and
WHEREAS, on or about September 22, 2023, on behalf of the City, the Director of the DHCW submitted a grant application to Acenda (a copy of the grant application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the grant application, on or about October 11, 2023, Acenda awarded the City a grant in the amount of Sixty Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($66,667.00), for the period of September 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 (a copy of the executed Contract is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, the Director of the DHCW desires to accept said grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that Acenda may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds when it becomes available; 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 and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to submit a grant application to Acenda, Inc., 42 Delsea Drive South, Delran, New Jersey 08028 (“Acenda”) requesting grant funding to expand services through the use of Community Health Workers (“CHW”) by integrating CHWs into health and care teams to assist in various needs found in the Community.
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 amount of Sixty Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($66,667.00) from Acenda is hereby accepted (a copy of the Contract is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
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 that 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 for the period commencing on September 1, 2023 and terminating on June 30, 2024.
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 and/or his designee, the Director of Health and Community Wellness, to apply for and accept grant funds in the amount of Sixty Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($66,667.00), from Acenda, Inc. to expand services through the use of Community Health Workers (“CHW”) by integrating CHWs into health and care teams to assist in various needs found in the Community, for the period commencing on September 1, 2023 and terminating June 30, 2024. No matching Municipal funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of these grant funds.