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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance for Grant Funds
Purpose: To apply and accept the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard Grant to benchmark and certify Newark's Urban Forest Management Practices.
Entity Name: Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. (SFI)
Entity Address: 2121 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, D.C. 20037
Grant Amount: $75,000.00
Total Project Cost: $75,000.00
City Contribution: $0
Other Funding Source/Amount: /$
Grant Period: October 6, 2025 to September 30, 2029
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
Additional Information:
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard Grant supports local governments in assessing, benchmarking, and improving their urban forest management systems to meet national sustainability standards, enhance climate resilience, and expand equitable tree canopy coverage.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") seeks to strengthen its urban forest management practices to improve environmental health, public well-being, and community resilience; and
WHEREAS, on or about January 30, 2025, on behalf of the City, the Office of Sustainability applied to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. (SFI) requesting grant funding in the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.00) (a copy of the application is attached hereto); and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City was awarded a grant in the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($...
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