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Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide case management and mentoring services to at least fifty (50) male survivors of violence, ages 18 to 30
Entity Name: United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime
Entity Address: 810 Seventh Street, NW Washington DC, 20531
Grant Amount: $1,000,000.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice
Total Project Cost: N/A
City Contribution: None
Other Funding Source/Amount:
Contract Period: October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2018
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 (the "City") seeks to offer victims services to male survivors of violence; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime, solicited proposals for the FY 15 Supporting Male Survivors of Violence: Purpose Area 1: Demonstration Projects ("Supporting Male Survivors of Violence Project"), which encourages cities to provide innovative new crime victims services to male survivors of violence that have been harmed by violence; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2015, on behalf of the City of Newark, under the Mayor's Office with Rutgers University - Newark, Department of Psychology and School of Criminal Justice as the City's educational partner, submitted an application to the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime, requesting funding in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for Supporting Male Survivors of Viol...
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