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Dept/ Agency: Neighborhood & Recreational Services
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application for, and Acceptance of, Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide swimming instructions to at least 300 City of Newark children 6-17 years of age from all wards.
Entity Name: USA Swimming Foundation
Entity Address: 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Grant Amount: $7,000.00
Funding Source: USA Swimming Foundation, Make a Splash Program
Total Project Cost: $7,000.00
City Contribution: No municipal funds required
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: March 25, 2015, through December 31, 2015
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death in children under the age of 14; and
WHEREAS, the youth drowning rate for African-American and Hispanic/Latino children is more than double the national average, and nearly 6 out of 10 African-American and Hispanic/Latino children are unable to swim; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark's Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services, Division of Recreation, desires to continue to provide quality, multi-level learn-to-swim programs that will provide swimming instructions to City of Newark children 6-17 years of age from all wards, thereby expanding opportunities for at-risk children to learn to swim and to use the sport of swimming to expand fitness and recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the USA Swimming Foundation operates a "Make a Splash Program," which is a national child-focused water safety initiative that offers grants to assist the nation's learn-to-swim providers in an effort to save lives, redu...
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