Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Immunizations Grant
Entity Name: Health and Community Wellness
Entity Address: 110 William Street, Newark New Jersey
Grant Amount: $276,250.00
Funding Source: NJ State Department of Health-Vaccine Preventable Disease Program
Total Project Cost: $276,250.00
City Contribution: $ 0
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0
Contract Period: January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
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:
No municipal funds required from municipal budget
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WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Community Wellness, provides immunization services to increase immunization coverage levels for children and adults through the Immunization Action Plan/Project Vaccinate Program in the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Health-Vaccine Preventable Disease Program, has made funds available for the provision of such services; and
WHEREAS, on December 2, 2013, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of Health and Community Wellness submitted an application to the State of New Jersey Department of Health -Vaccine Preventable Disease Program, P.O. Box 369, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, requesting grant funding in the amount of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00), for the continued provision of Immunization /Project Vaccinate Program for immunization service delivery, vaccine storage and handling, community outreach and case management for children; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark has been awarded a gra...
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