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Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application for Grant Funds
Purpose: An application for grant funds to redesign Broadway Park and develop the site into a new city park.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program
Entity Address: 501 East State Street, 1st Floor, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $1,000,000.00
Total Project Cost: $4,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00
City Contribution: $1,000,000.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023
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 State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program (the "State"), provides loans and/or grants to municipal and county governments and grants to nonprofit organizations for assistance in the acquisition and development of lands for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") desires to further the public interest by obtaining grant funding through the State's Nonprofit Assistance Application for funding in the amount of One Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000,000.00) (the "Application") (attached hereto) in order to establish a partnership between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the Office of Brownfield and Community Redevelopment (OBCR), the City, and the Trust for Public Land (TPL), in order to fund the redesign of the Broadway Park and develop the site into a new city park; and
WHEREAS, the TPL would conduct a participatory design process engaging the students at nearby Luis Mu...
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