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Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient
Purpose: Environmental cleanup at the Childhood Development Center
Entity Name: Urban League of Essex County (ULEC)
Entity Address: 508 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $90,173.00
Funding Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Revolving Loan Fund Grant
Contract Period: 365 days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: (If applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
494-504 Central Avenue, Block 1829, Lot 3, West Ward
Additional Information:
Grant funds applied for accepted by Resolution 7R3-h February 3, 2010
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark applied for and obtained a one million dollar and zero cents ($1,000,000.00) Revolving Loan Fund Grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to, among other things, fund marketing and outreach, management, underwriting and loans/sub-grants relating to the cleanup of Brownfield Sites located within the City; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the above application, the City was awarded the grant funds pursuant to Resolution 7R3-h, adopted on February 3, 2010, accepted said grant funds and entered into a grant agreement with the EPA; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the EPA Revolving Loan Fund ("RLF") Program provides for funding in the form of sub-grants that may be made available by the City to not-for-profit entities in support of conducting environmental cleanup activities at qualifying Brownfield properties located within the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the Urban League...
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