Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To submit a progress report and accept additional grant funding from HRSA for the Health Center Program
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Entity Address: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201
Grant Amount: $4,076,227.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 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:
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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, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, located at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201 (“HRSA”) has made additional grant funds available for the Health Center Program; and
WHEREAS, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the DHCW submitted a progress report to HRSA outlining DHCW’s budget for the Health Center Program (a copy of the progress report is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of the progress report, on November 6, 2024, HRSA awarded additional grant funding to the City in the amount of Four Million, Seventy Nine Thousand, Two Hundred Twenty Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,079,227.00), for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 (a copy of the Notice of Award 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 of Newark recognizes that HRSA may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds when it becomes available; and
WHEREAS, HRSA 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.
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 progress report to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration located at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201 (“HRSA”), outlining the Department’s budget for the Health Center Program t.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of the progress report submission from the date of the submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
3. Based on the progress report, HRSA awarded additional grant monies in the amount of Four Million, Seventy-Nine Thousand, Two Hundred Twenty Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,079,227.00), which is hereby accepted (a copy of the Notice of 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 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 additional grant award for the Health Center Program for the period commencing on January 1, 2025 and terminating on December 31, 2025 (a copy of the Notice of Award is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
7. 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.
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 submit a progress report to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Recourses and Services Administration outlining the Department’s budget for the Health Center Program and accept additional grant funds in the amount of Four Million, Seventy Nine Thousand, Two Hundred Twenty Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,079,227.00), for the period commencing on January 1, 2025 and terminating December 31, 2025. No municipal matching funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of these grant funds.