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Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To support the training and deployment of community health workers in response to Covid-19.
Entity Name: Acenda, Inc.
Entity Address: 42 Delsea South Drive, Glassboro, New Jersey 07028
Grant Amount: $123,000.00
Funding Source: Acenda, Inc.
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025
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 City of Newark's (hereinafter, "City") Department of Health and Community Wellness (hereinafter, "DHCW") provides medical care services pursuant to and consistent with the Health Center Program laws and regulations (including Section 330 of Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 254b and 42 C.F.R. ? 51c.301, et seq.); and
WHEREAS, on or about September 22, 2023, the City, through the Director of the DHCW submitted a grant application to Acenda, Inc. ("Acenda"), located at 42 Delsea South Drive, Glassboro, New Jersey 07028, requesting grant funding for FY 23-24 & FY 24-25 in order to supervise, manage, and train Community Health Workers ("CHW"), which was authorized by the City's Municipal Council through adoption of Resolution 7R5-a on January 10, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on July 29, 2024, Acenda notified the City that there will be additional funds allocated for FY 24 and FY 25 in the amount of Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents for the continuation of the above described efforts, and the contract for FY 24 was extended from July 1, 2024 th...
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