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Dept./ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Amending Resolution 7R9-a adopted on August 3, 2016, accepting grant
Purpose: To amend the Green Acres Project Agreement by increasing grant funding by $1,300,000.00 for the Jesse Allen Park Project.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program
Entity Address: Mail Code 501-01, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
Grant Amount: Increased by $1,300,000.00
Total Project Cost: $3,800,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: Terminating two (2) years from the date the Amended Green Acres Project Agreement is executed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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:
Resolution 7R1-b, adopted on January 7, 2009 accepted a matching grant award from the Green Acres Program in the amount of $500,000.00.
Resolution 7R9-a, adopted on August 3, 2016 accepted an additional matching grant award from the Green Acres Program in the amount of $850,000.00.
This amending resolution will increase the grant funding in the amount of $1,300,000.00 ($550,000.00 from the State's Green Acres Program and $750,000.00 from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund, managed by the State's Green Acres Program).
Project - #0714-07-042 Jesse Allen Park is located at 41-55 Avon Avenue, Block 2583, Lot 44, Newark, New Jersey 07108. (Central Ward)
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program (the "State"), provides loans and/or grants to municipal and county governments and grants to non-profit or...
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