Title
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Sub-Recipient Agreement
Purpose: To respond to the public health impact of homelessness throughout the City of Newark
Entity Name: North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI)
Entity Address: 393 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103
Contract Amount: $20,000.00
Funding Source: NW051, Dept. G21, Div/Proj. ARPT0, Activity A, Account #71280, Budget Ref: B2021 and Business Unit NW051, Dept. G23, Div/Proj. M23Q0, Activity A, Account #71280, Budget Ref: B2023
Contract Period: July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( X ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (Public Law No: 117-2 (March 11, 2021) (“ARPA”) was signed into law by President Biden. Section 9901 of ARPA amended Title VI of the Social Security Act to add Section 602, which established the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, and Section 603, which established the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (together, the “Fiscal Recovery Funds”). The Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds was established to provide support to local governments to respond to the impacts of COVID-19 on communities, residents, and businesses; and
WHEREAS, on or about May 19, 2021, the City of Newark (the “City”) submitted an electronic portal application to the United States Department of Treasury for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Treasury’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (the “ARPA -SLFRF Application”) and was notified that the City was being awarded a total amount of One Hundred Seventy-Six Million Six Hundred Sixty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($176,667,606.00) (the “ARPA Award”); and
WHEREAS, on June 22, 2021, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R1-a(S), authorizing the City’s submission of the ARPA-SLFRF Application and the acceptance of the Award; and
WHEREAS, the ARPA Award has provided and will continue to provide the City with much needed monetary support in responding to and recovering from the unprecedented effect and impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the City, its residents, communities and businesses; and
WHEREAS, ARPA and the Fiscal Recovery Funds authorize local government recipients to transfer amounts paid from the Fiscal Recovery Funds to a number of specified entities including, among others, private nonprofit organizations. Entities that receive funds from local governments or sub-recipients will receive a sub-award from a recipient to carry out a program or project on behalf of the recipient with the recipient’s Federal award funding; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 7R1-q adopted on April 24, 2024, the City accepted the Newark Homeless Housing 2024 grant in the amount of Five Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,000,000.00) from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Division of Housing and Community Resources, to provide additional shelter for chronically homeless, to establish a Drop-in Center, enhance the City’s current street outreach efforts, and assist the City’s efforts to support residents with temporary housing and supporting services; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, Strategic Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Newark, Strategy I: Better Address Street Homelessness calls for clear and accessible entry points throughout the community to make it easier for Newark residents to connect to emergency shelter and services; and
WHEREAS, North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), 393 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103, operates a drop-in center which serves as a sanctuary for displaced adults and individuals battling substance abuse, offering a clean and safe space where they can shower, wash clothes, and enjoy a warm meal; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide NJCRI a grant in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($20,000.00) for the continuation of the aforementioned services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Business Administrator are hereby authorized to enter into and execute a sub-recipient grant agreement with North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), 393 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103, in the amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($20,000.00)(the “Grant”).
2. The Grant to NJCRI shall be issued from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Newark Homeless Housing 2024.
3. Pursuant to ARPA and the Newark Homeless Housing 2024 grant, the Grant to NJCRI qualifies as eligible as it is a response to the continued public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households and provides residents with temporary housing and supportive services
4. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this grant from July 1, 2024 to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
5. Attached hereto is a Certification of Funds from the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Newark stating that sufficient funds are available for the purposes stated in this Resolution from account Line: Business Unit NW051, Dept. G21, Div/Proj. ARPT0, Activity A, Account #71280, Budget Ref: B2021 and Business Unit NW051, Dept. G23, Div/Proj. M23Q0, Activity A, Account #71280, Budget Ref: B2023.
6. The Business Administrator shall file in the Office of the City Clerk the fully executed Grant Agreement, together with any and all documents relating to the Grant.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies amends and authorizes the actions taken by the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Business Administrator, to enter into and execute a Sub-Recipient Grant Agreement with North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI) for an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($20,000.00).)