Title
Dept./ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To upgrade the City of Newark’s public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP)
Entity Address: P.O. Box 360, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0360
Grant Amount: $673,790.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP)
Total Project Cost: $673,790.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
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 State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness (PHILEP), provides funding to upgrade regional public health preparedness planning, response and recovery for all-hazard incidents (i.e., pandemic, hurricane) through the PHILEP New Jersey Local Information Network and Communication System (NJLINCS Agencies) 2022 Grant; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the “City”) desires to upgrade its local public health systems relative to preparedness for and responses to terrorism and other public threats and emergencies by obtaining funding from the PHILEP (NJLINCS Agencies) 2022 Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, on or about June 9, 2021, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness submitted an application to the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, requesting grant funding in the amount of Six Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($673,790.00), from the PHILEP (NJLINCS Agencies) 2022 Grant Program, to upgrade the City’s local public health systems relative to preparedness for and responses to terrorism and other public threats and emergencies; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark was awarded a grant in the amount of Six Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($673,790.00) from the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, to upgrade the City’s local public health systems relative to preparedness for and responses to terrorism and other public threats and emergencies for the period commencing on July 1, 2021 and terminating on June 30, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Health and Community Wellness, desires to accept the grant award in the amount of Six Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($673,790.00), with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes that the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Health will amend the grant to reflect the grant time extension and/or increase or decrease funds if made available.
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 Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are authorized to submit an application to the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, requesting grant funding in the amount of Six Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($673,790.00), from the PHILEP (NJLINCS Agencies) 2022 Grant Program to upgrade the City’s local public health systems relative to preparedness for and responses to terrorism and other public threats and emergencies with no City funds required (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The grant award in the amount of Six Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($673,790.00), from the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, is hereby accepted (a copy of the award letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to receive and expend the grant award from New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP in the amount of Six Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($673,790.00), to upgrade the City’s local public health systems relative to preparedness for and responses to terrorism and other public threats and emergencies, for the period commencing on July 1, 2021 and terminating on June 30, 2022 (a copy of the award letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the acceptance of this grant from July 1, 2021 to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
6. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
7. The Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness shall file a fully executed copy of the grant application, and the grant agreement in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the actions taken by the Mayor of the City of Newark and or/his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, to apply for and accept grant funds in the amount of $673,790.00, from the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of PHILEP, to upgrade the City’s local public health systems relative to preparedness for and responses to terrorism and other public threats and emergencies, for the period commencing on July 1, 2021 and terminating on June 30, 2022. No municipal funds are required for acceptance of this award.