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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 SuNuP Summer Food Program.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Food and Nutrition
Entity Address: P.O. Box 334, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0334
Grant Amount: $2,372,495.04
Total Project Cost: N/A
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable
Grant Period: October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025
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:
Agreement #13200041.
No municipal funds are required.
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Food and Nutrition ("NJDA") reimburses the City of Newark ("City") for meals served to children who live in areas in which at least fifty percent (50%) of the children qualify for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program; and
WHEREAS, the City provides meals to Newark children through SuNuP Summer Food Service Program and needs additional funding to sustain the program and continue the provision of meals for the summer of 2025; and
WHEREAS, on or about March 17, 2025, on behalf of the City, the Director of the Department of Recreation, Culture Affairs and Senior Services submitted an application to the NJDA, requesting grant funding in the amount of Two Million, Three-Hundred and Seventy-Two Thousand, Four Hundred and Ninety-Five Dollars and Four Cents ($2,372,495.04), for the SuNuP Summer Food Service Program to provide meal services for the children of the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the application, the City has been awarded grant ...
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