Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Immunization Grant
Entity Name: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Entity Address: 110 William Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $620,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey State Department of Health, Vaccine Preventable Disease Program
Total Project Cost: $620,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016
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:
No municipal funds required for acceptance of grant award.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Community Wellness provides immunization services to increase immunization coverage levels for children and adults through the Immunization Action Plan/Project Vaccinate Program in the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Health - Vaccine Preventable Disease Program has made funds available for the provision of such services; and
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2015, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of Health and Community Wellness, submitted an application to the State of New Jersey Department of Health - Vaccine Preventable Disease Program, P.O. Box 369, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, requesting grant funding in the amount of six hundred and twenty thousand dollars and zero cents ($620,000.00), for the continued provision of Immunization Project Vaccinate Program for immunization service delivery, vaccine storage and handling, community outreach and case management for children (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part here...
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