Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Amending Resolution 7R1-a, adopted on August 05, 2026, to accept additional grant funds from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for Ending the HIV Epidemic in the City of Newark and Essex County
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Appropriation Amount: $3,131,050.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: March 1, 2026, through February 28, 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:
The original Apply and Accept Resolution 7R1-b, adopted on April 15, 2026, accepted a $679,332.00 Grant Award from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Subsequently, additional funding of $2,042,112.00 was accepted through Resolution 7R1-a, adopted on August 5, 2026, for the Ryan White Program. An additional award of $3,131,050.00 has since been received, bringing the total cumulative grant award to $5,852,494.00.
Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution submitted under separate cover as File ID #26-1337
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE # 76
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in the Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of Three Million One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,131,050.00), for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, and no adequate provision has been made in the 2026 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose, and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by the Notice of Award dated September 03, 2026, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded the City of Newark additional funds in the amount of Three Million One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,131,050.00). The aforementioned program will provide funds for the provision of activities related to Ending the HIV Epidemic and the delivery of supportive services to the residents of the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 provides that the Governing Body, by a two-thirds vote, may make temporary emergency appropriations for any purpose for which appropriations may lawfully be made for the period between the beginning of the current fiscal year and the date of the adoption of the budget for said year; and
WHEREAS, emergency appropriation adopted in 2026, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 including this Resolution total………………$ 614,762,170.36
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Governing Body by a two-thirds vote of its full membership hereby amends its temporary budget by making the following temporary emergency appropriation:
2. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the following classification.
Program Amount
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program $3,131,050.00
3. The temporary emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2026 budget.
4. A copy of this Resolution shall be filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution establishes the temporary emergency appropriation for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program FY 2026, in the amount of Three Million One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,131,050.00). The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded the additional funds. The project period is March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2030