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Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development/One Stop Career Center
Action: () Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Amending Resolution 7R2-j adopted on May 6, 2026, to increase the Summer Youth Work Experience Program (SYWEP) grant award.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Department
Entity Address: P.O. Box 110, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0110
Grant Amount: Increase from $829,600.00 to $2,379,893.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: April 1, 2026 through October 31, 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:
This Resolution amends Resolution 7R2-j adopted on May 6, 2026 solely to increase the grant award from Eight Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($829,600.00) to Two Million Three Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars ($2,379,893.00) pursuant to a modified Notice of Award issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R2-j, adopted by the Municipal Council on May 6, 2026, the City of Newark accepted a grant award from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development in the amount of Eight Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($829,600.00) for the Summer Youth Work Experience Program (SYWEP); and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development subsequently issued a modified Notice of Award, increasing the City's total grant allocation for the Summer Youth Work Experience Program (SYWEP) from Eigh...
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