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Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To acquire, develop, and operate a Community Resource Center to offer housing, health and economic services to Newark residents.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $6,732,267.00
Total Project Cost: $$6,732,267.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: March 15, 2021 through December 31, 2026
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 Community Resource Center will provide Newark residents with housing, health, and economic services.
The center will be open to the public, but will have a focus on unsheltered Newark residents, especially those experiencing chronic homelessness.
This population is among the most vulnerable in our community. They experience prolonged homelessness and often have a disabling condition such as a serious mental illness, substance use disorder, or physical disability.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") seeks to acquire, develop and operate a community resource center to offer housing, health and economic services to City residents as part of its implementation of its "Newark Drop-In Centers Program" (the "Program").
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the President signed the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," P.L. 117-2 (the "ARP Act"), into law; and
WHEREAS, Section 9901 of the ARP Act amended Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. ? 801 et seq.), in part by adding a Section 604 to create the "Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund" ("CPF"); and
WHEREAS, in...
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