Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Funds
Purpose: To provide support and empower individuals and families who have been impacted by a crime. (North Ward Project)
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety/NJ Victim Assistance Grant
Entity Address: P.O. Box 081, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0081
Grant Amount: $400,000.00
Total Project Cost:
City Contribution: $108,224.00
Other Funding Source/Amount:
Grant Period: September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2021
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:
A match of municipal funds $108,224.00 or its equivalent of in-kind City resources is required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Community Wellness, provides support and empowers individuals and families who have been impacted by a crime, helping them restore their dignity and safety. Working with clients' inherent resiliency and self-determination, to encourage clients to lead in their path to restoring their personal power under the New Jersey Victims of Crime Act (VOCA); and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety has made grant funds available for the provision of such services through the NJ Victim Assistance Grant: North Ward Project; and
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2019, on behalf of the City of Newark (the "City"), the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness submitted an application to the State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety, P.O. Box 081, Tre...
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