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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 meals to Newark children through the SuNup Food Program.
Entity Name: SuNup Summer Food Service Program
Entity Address: 94 William Street, Room 103, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $1,123,362.93
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Program
Grant Period: October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs' Summer Food Service Program 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 (the "City") provides meals to Newark children through SuNuP Summer Food Service Program and is in need of additional funding to sustain the program and continue the provision of meals for the Summer of 2023; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2023, on behalf of the City, the Director of the Department of Recreation, Culture 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 One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and Ninety-Three Cents ($1,123,362.93), from the 2022 Summer Food Service Program, for the provision of meal services to children ...
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