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Dept/ Agency: One Stop Career Center-NewarkWorks
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: New Jersey LEAD funds to provide re-entry services to former inmates returned to City of Newark jurisdiction and reduce recidivism via a re-entry liaison position.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Corrections
Entity Address: Whittlesey Road, P.O. Box 863, Trenton New Jersey 08625-0863
Grant Amount: $175,000.00
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: July 1, 2025 through June 30, 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:
Grant funds must be fully obligated and expended by June 30, 2026.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey, Department of Corrections granted the City of Newark (the "City") the following New Jersey Local, Empowered, Accountable and Determined (NJ LEAD) Re-entry Initiative Category A - Reintegration Service Coordination in Urban Communities in New Jersey allocation grant for State Fiscal Year 2025; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the NJ LEAD Re-entry Initiative is to provide re-entry services to former inmates returned to our jurisdiction and reduce recidivism via a re-entry liaison position; and
WHEREAS, the City received a sub-award allocation of One Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($175,000.00); and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of the grant Notice of Award (NOA), the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee(s), the Business Administrator and/or the Deputy Mayor of Workforce Development and/or the Director of NewarkWORKS must enter into and execute the Sub-award Contract and the Certification Agreement; and
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