Title
Dept/ Agency:  Child and Family Well-Being
Action:  ( X ) Ratifying     (X) Authorizing     (   ) Amending
Type of Service:  Application and Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant and Children.
Entity Name:  City of Newark/Department of Child and Family Well-Being
Entity Address:  110 William Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount:  $1,627,900.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services 
Total Project Cost:  $1,627,900.00        
City Contribution:  No Municipal Funds Required                          
Other Funding Source/Amount:       N/A                      
Contract Period: October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014
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:  
      WIC Program  
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       WHEREAS, the Department of Child and Family Well-Being/WIC Program, provides nutritional services, nutritional education, immunization screening and education, voter registration, and family care enrollment through the participation in Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Program; and
      WHEREAS, the State of  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, has made grant funds available for the provision of a Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program in the City of Newark; and            
      WHEREAS, on August 16, 2013, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Child and Family Well-Being submitted an application to the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, requesting grant funding in the amount of One Million, Six Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,627,900.00), for the provision of Supplemental Nutrition Services...
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