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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application and Acceptance for Grant Funds
Purpose: To prepare a historical preservation plan for the rehabilitation and restoration of the Interior of Newark City Hall
Entity Name: New Jersey Historic Trust, 2026 Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund
Entity Address: 101 S. Broad Street, 6th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey 08608
Grant Amount: $75,000.00
Total Project Cost: $100,000.00
City Contribution: $25,000.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Grant Period: 2026 Historic Site Management Grant
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 Historic Trust (the "Trust"), through their 2026 Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund (the "Preserve New Jersey Fund"), provides an annual source of matching grants from the state's corporate business tax for historic preservation project activities including preservation, rehabilitation, or restoration as defined by the Secretary of the Interior's Standards; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") finds it in the public interest to submit an application to the Trust seeking funding from the Preserve New Jersey Fund to update its preservation plan for the restoration and rehabilitation of the interior of Newark City Hall; and
WHEREAS, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering intends to prepare an application to the Trust, requesting a Historic Site Management Grant in the amount of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.00) from the Preserve New Jersey Fund for...
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