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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/Accept the Sustainable Jersey-PSEG Partnership Program Staffing and Community Engagement Grant that will support the hiring of a Clean Energy Coordinator.
Entity Name: Sustainable Jersey
Entity Address: P.O. Box 6855, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08684
Grant Amount: $25,000
City Contribution: $ 0
Grant Period: May 2, 2025 to 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:
A Sustainable Jersey-PSE&G Partnership Program Staffing & Community Engagement Grant provides funding that helps local governments make progress toward reducing the community's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by educating residents about potential energy and cost savings, and increasing participation in PSE&G's residential and commercial energy assessments and energy efficiency programs.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") desires to participate in the Sustainable Jersey-PSE&G Staffing & Community Engagement Grant Program ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, on or about March 26, 2025, on behalf of the City, the Office of Sustainability applied to the Program requesting grant funds in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00) (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, on June 10, 2025, the City was awarded a grant in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00) for an 18 month period beginning July 1, 2025 and terminating on January 1, 2027 (a copy of the award letter is attached hereto and made a ...
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