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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 Keep America Beautiful Martin Luther King, Jr. Corridor Community Grant
Entity Name: Keep America Beautiful
Entity Address: 1010 Washington Blvd, Stamford, Connecticut 06901
Grant Amount: $20,000.00
Total Project Cost: $20,000.00
City Contribution: $ 0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: /$
Grant Period: May 15, 2025 to December 31, 2025
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: .
Additional Information:
The Keep America Beautiful MLK Jr. Corridor Community Grant will be used to expand tree canopy, amplify green space, clean and beautify the MLK Boulevard corridor, and install public art reflective of community identity and history.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") desires to participate in the Keep America Beautiful Martin Luther King Jr. Corridor Community Grant Program ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, on or about February 25, 2025, on behalf of the City, the Office of Sustainability applied to the Program requesting grant funds to support tree planting, public art, and green beautification along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, in May, 2025, the City was awarded a grant in the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($20,000.00), for the period of May 15, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Keep America Beautiful organization has agreed to provide a the Grant to the City for the purpose of enhancing the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard corridor through improved urban tree canopy, expanded pu...
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