Title
Dept/ Agency: Child and Family Well-Being
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide and deliver meals: 2014 SuNuP Summer Food Program
Entity Name: Department of Child and Family Well-Being
Entity Address: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Program
Grant Amount: $1,659,273.94
Funding Source: Entity providing funds
Total Project Cost: $ 0
City Contribution: $ 0
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: March 31, 2014 through September 30, 2014
Contract Basis: (x) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Service ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (x) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs' Summer Food Service Program reimburses the City of Newark for meals served to children who live in areas in which at least 50% of the children qualify for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark provides meals to Newark children through SuNuP Summer Food Program and is in need of additional funding to sustain the program and continue the provision of meals for the summer of 2014; and
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2014, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Child and Family Well-Being submitted an application to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, requesting grant funding in the amount of one million, six hundred fifty-nine thousand, two hundred seventy-three dollars and ninety-four cents ($1,659,273.94) from the 2014 Summer Food Service Program, for the provision of meal services to children of the City of Newark through the SuNuP Prog...
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