Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: For the City of Newark to serve as a New Jersey State Navigator for the 2023-2024 grant year.
Entity Name: New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance
Entity Address: P.O. Box 325, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $115,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: October 1, 2023 through September 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:
As a New Jersey State Navigator, the City of Newark shall support the State of New Jersey to enroll and re-enroll consumers in health insurance using Get Covered NJ.
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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, on or about August 8, 2023, the New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance, located at P.O. Box 325, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 (hereinafter, “DOBI”), requested applications for the New Jersey State Navigator Grant; and
WHEREAS, Grantees who serve as state Navigators shall assist consumers to enroll and re-enroll in health coverage through the New Jersey State-Based Marketplace; and
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2023, on behalf of the City, the Director of the DHCW submitted an application to the DOBI for the New Jersey State Navigator Grant in the amount of Two Hundred and Forty Seven Thousand One Hundred and Twenty Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($247,125.00) (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the application, on October 26, 2023, the DOBI awarded the City a grant in the amount of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($115,000.00) to serve as a New Jersey State Navigator for the 2023-2024 grant year (a copy of the award notification is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, the Director of the DHCW desires to accept said funds; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the DOBI may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds when it becomes available; and
WHEREAS, the DOBI 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 enter into 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 an application to the New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance, P.O. Box 325, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 (“DOBI”), requesting grant funding in the amount of Two Hundred Forty Seven Thousand One Hundred and Twenty Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($247,125.00) to serve as a New Jersey State Navigator for the 2023-2024 grant year to assist consumers with enrolling and re-enrolling in health insurance using Get Covered NJ.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this grant application from the date of the application’s submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
3. The resulting grant award in the amount of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($115,000.00), from the New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance is hereby accepted (a copy of the grant award 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 take the steps necessary for the City of Newark (“City”) to serve as a New Jersey State Navigator and expend the grant award for the period commencing on October 1, 2023 and terminating on September 30, 2024.
5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the acceptance of this grant award from the date that the DOBI notified the City of approval of grant funding to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
6. The Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness 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.
7. 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 Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($115,000.00), from the New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance for the City of Newark to serve as a New Jersey State Navigator for the 2023 - 2024 grant year. No Municipal matching funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of these grant funds.