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Dept/ Agency: Administration
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds from the Sustainable Jersey Small Grants Program for the design and delivery of a Quality of Life Summit and the installation of best management practices in green stormwater infrastructure
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $20,000.00
Funding Source: Sustainable Jersey Small Grants Program
Total Project Cost: $20,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $6,800.00
Contract Period: Funds to expended by October 31, 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 Sustainable Jersey Small Grants Program seeks to support community sustainability initiatives by encouraging local grassroots efforts to improve the quality of life in New Jersey municipalities and schools; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") is eligible for the Sustainable Jersey Small Grants Program as a registered, and participating community under the Sustainable Jersey municipal certification program as authorized by Ordinance 6PSF-e, adopted on August 3, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to obtain funding to educate community members about the benefits of stormwater management utilizing green infrastructure practices including but not limited to residential rain garden demonstration projects; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to leverage the in-kind technical assistance offer made by the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program, which has secured a private grant from the Surdna Founda...
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