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Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Entity Name: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Entity Address: 110 William Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $244,113.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Health - Local Core Capacity for Public Health Preparedness
Total Project Cost: $244,113.00
City Contribution: N/A
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: July 1 2015 through June 30, 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:
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey, Department of Health, Local Core Capacity for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant, will enable Local Information Network and Communications Systems (hereinafter referred to as
"LINCS") agencies to continue upgrading City-wide local public health systems preparedness and response to terrorism and other public health threats and emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to safeguard residents of the City from all hazard emergencies for the provision of local core capacity for public health emergency preparedness; and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2015, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, submitted an application to the State of New Jersey, Department of Health, Local Core Capacity for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, requesting grant funding in the amount of two hundred forty-four thousand, one hundred thirteen dollars and no cents ($244,113.00), for the provision of bioterrorism preparedness; and
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