Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application and Acceptance of funds from the Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant (LPHIG) Program 2027
Purpose: To ratify and authorize the application and acceptance of LPHIG grant funds to fund Phase 1 of the Accreditation Process
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Department of Health, Division of Local Public Health
Entity Address: P.O. Box 360 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0360
Grant Amount: $119,372.00
Funding Source: N/A
Total Project Cost: $119,372.00
City Contribution: $0
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: July 1, 2026 to November 30, 2027
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:
In furtherance of the efforts by the Department of Health and Community Wellness to receive national accreditation, this resolution would authorize the Department receive funds from the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Local Health begin the Accreditation process.
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WHEREAS, the Director (“Director”) of the City’s Department of Health and Community Wellness (“Department”) desires to have the Department seek voluntary national accreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board in order to advance the quality and performance of services provided by the Department to residents of the City of Newark (“City”); and
WHEREAS, the accreditation process will advance the quality and performance of services provided by the Department by identifying strengths and areas for improvement, strengthening partnerships and relationships with local community stockholders, improving accountability to local community stockholders, and acting as a stimulus for continuous quality improvement and performance management; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2026 the Director did, on behalf of the City of Newark, cause to be submitted to New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Local Health (“NJDOH”) an application for funds from the Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant (“LPHIG”) Program 2027, with accreditation as its project; and
WHEREAS, on August 05, 2026, as a result of that application, NJDOH issued an Notice of Grant Award awarding the City a grant in the amount of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($119,372.00); and
WHEREAS, the Director recommends that the Municipal Council accept the NJDOH Grant in order to start the Department’s national accreditation process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designees, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to submit an application to the State of New Jersey Department of Health (“NJDOH”) requesting Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant (“LPHIG”) 2027 funding in the amount of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($119,372.00) for the purpose of beginning the above-mentioned accreditation process (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The grant award in the amount of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($119,372.00) from NJDOH is hereby accepted (a copy of the Notice of Grant Award is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the acceptance of these funds from the date of issuance of the Notice of Grant Award to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
5. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of the grant funds.
6. The Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness shall file a fully executed copy of any grant agreement or other grant documents in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the application for, and the acceptance of, grant funding from the Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant (“LPHIG”) Program 2027.The New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Local Health awarded the City of Newark in the amount of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($119,372.00) to enable the Department of Health and Community Wellness to receive national accreditation.