Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (GA/SNAP): to provide assistance in job placement for participants and disbursement of Workforce Investment Funds (Citywide).
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity
Appropriation Amount: $473,315.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: October 1, 2025 through September 30, 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:
The breakdown of the award is as follows:
1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
$236,358.00
2. General Assistance/Supplement Nutrition
$236,657.00
Assistance Program (GA/SNAP)
Total
$473,315.00
Funds accepted by Resolution #7R2-i dated November 25, 2025
Operating Agency: Office of the Mayor and Agencies, One Stop Career Center-Newark Works (MOET)
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE # 1
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $473,315.00 for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (GA/SNAP) and no provision has been made in the 2026 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose and N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by resolution 7R2-i dated November 25, 2025, the City of Newark has accepted $473,315.00 to provide assistance in job placement for participants and disbursement of funds for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TA...
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