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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Application/Acceptance of Sub-award VAG-02-21 for the Shani Baraka Women's Resource Center.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety
Entity Address: P.O. Box 081, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0081
Grant Amount: $137,500.00
Total Project Cost: $192,727.00
City Contribution: Municipal In-Kind Match of $55,227.00
Funding Source: Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Grant (VAG) Program
Grant Period: September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024
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:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark's ("the City") Department of Administration, Office of Violence Prevention (OVP), provides support and empowers individuals and families who have been impacted by crime to help them restore their dignity and safety. The OVP works with the inherent resiliency and self-determination of clients to encourage them to lead their path to restoring their personal power under the New Jersey Victims of Crime Act (VOCA); and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety, PO Box 081, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0081, has made grant funds available for the provision of such services through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Grant (VAG) Program; and
WHEREAS, on or about September 29, 2023, on behalf of the City, the Director of OVP submitted an application to the VOCA-VAG Program requesting grant funding in the amount of One Hundred Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($137,500.00), fo...
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