Title
Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide free, nutritious meals and snacks to children in Newark through SuNup.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Food and Nutrition, Summer Food Service Program
Entity Address: P.O. Box 334, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0334
Grant Amount: $1,518,881.54
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: February 3, 2020 through September 30, 2020
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:
No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Food and Nutrition, reimburses the City of Newark for meals served to children who live in areas in which at least 50% of the children qualify for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark provides meals to children in Newark through the SuNuP Food Service Program and is in need of additional funding to sustain the program and continue the provision of meals for Summer 2020; and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services submitted an application to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, requesting grant funding in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Eighteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents ($1,518,881.54) from the 2020 Summer Food Service Program, for the provision of meal services to children of the City of Newark through the SuNup Program (a copy of the grant application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark has been awarded grant funds in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Eighteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents ($1,518,881.54) from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs for the SuNup Summer Food Service Program to provide meal services for the children of the City of Newark, for the period commencing on February 3, 2020 and terminating on September 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes that the State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes that the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, may amend the grant to reflect the extension of the grant period and/or increase or decrease funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark must execute a grant agreement with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, in order to obtain the grant award with no municipal funds required for receipt or acceptance of this grant.
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 Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services, are hereby authorized to submit an application to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, requesting grant funding in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Eighteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents ($1,518,881.54) from the 2020 Summer Food Service Program to provide meal services to the children in Newark (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council hereby 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 One Million, Five Hundred Eighteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents ($1,518,881.54) from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, is hereby accepted (a copy of the award letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, to receive and expend the grant award in the amount One Million Five Hundred Eighteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents ($1,518,881.54) for the provision of meals services to children in Newark through SuNuP Summer Food Program, for the period commencing on February 3, 2020 and terminating on September 30, 2020 (a copy of the Agreement is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
5. The Agreement between the City of Newark and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, is hereby ratified from February 3, 2020 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 Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services are hereby authorized to amend the grant agreement to extend the grant period and/or increase or decrease funding, if made available, and any such amendment to the grant agreement shall be effectuated by submission of a resolution authorizing a budget amendment and said resolution shall have attached the official amending grant award letter, amendments, and any associated documentation thereto for Municipal Council approval.
8. The Director of Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services shall file a fully executed copy of the grant application, grant award letter, the grant agreement, and other associated documents in the Office of City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the actions taken by the Mayor and/or his designee, Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services to submit an application for grant funding from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs 2020 Summer Food Service Program, to provide meal services to children of the City of Newark, and furthermore, ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services, to enter into and execute an agreement with and accept grant funds in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Eighteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents ($1,518,881.54) from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for the for the provision of meals services to children in Newark through SuNuP Summer Food Program, for the period commencing on February 3, 2020 and terminating on September 30, 2020. No municipal funds are required.