Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application for, and Acceptance of, Grant Funds
Purpose: Provision of Emergency Medical Services
Entity Name: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Entity Address: 110 William Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $2,500,000.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Department of Health
Total Project Cost: $2,500,000.00
City Contribution: $0
Other Funding Source/Amount: None
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:
Grant will be used to contract with University Hospital to provide emergency medical services.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey, Department of Health, through its "Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories, and Emergency Preparedness" program, offers grants that promote the provision of emergency medical services ("PHILEP EMS grant"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to apply for a PHILEP EMS grant to be used by the City to contract with University Hospital for the provision of City-wide emergency medical services for its residents, businesses, colleges, universities and visitors; and
WHEREAS, on or about October 14, 2015, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness electronically submitted an application to the State of New Jersey, Department of Health, requesting PHILEP EMS grant funding in the amount of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,500,000.00), for the provision of contracted emergency medical services for the period...
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