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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application and Agreements with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources for the 2020 Anti-Violence Out-of-School Grant
Purpose: Application/Acceptance of the 2020 Anti-Violence Out-of-School Grant
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0811
Total Grant Amount: $1,333,334.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources
Grant Period: June 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021, until funds are expended
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Monitoring Dept/Agency: N/A
Additional Information:
To provide funding for the Newark Youth Academy targeting sixty (60) out-of-school juveniles, who have not succeeded in a traditional academic environment.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to apply for and obtain a New Jersey legislative "line item" grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs ("Department") for approximately $1,333,334.00 to carry out an "Anti-Violence Out-of-School 2020" project, to provide funds for the Newark Youth Street Academy which will target 60 out-of-school youth who have not succeeded in a traditional academic environment; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 26, 2020, the City's Business Administrator did cause an application for such grant funds to be submitted to the Department (a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, the Department has informed the City that the City's application has been approved; and
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