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Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Funds
Purpose: Provide rental assistance to persons at-risk of homelessness
Entity Name: Department of Health and Community Wellness
Entity Address: 110 William Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $131,880.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/ Continuum of Care Program (CoC) Grant
Total Project Cost: $131,880.00
City Contribution: $23,448.97 (In-kind match)
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: April 1, 2017 through March 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:
City is required to provide an amount of $23,448.97 in-kind match through the Department of Health Community Wellness salaries.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") Department of Health and Community Wellness (hereinafter "Department") desires to provide rental assistance at scattered housing sites to chronically homeless people some of whom may have some history of incarceration; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter "HUD") has awarded the Department of Health and Community Wellness with funds to provide services set forth in its grant proposal for programs funded under the FY2016 Competition; and
WHEREAS, in their award letter dated December 20, 2016, the CoC Program and HUD commended the Department of Health and Community Wellness for its work and encouraged the Department to continue to strive for excellence in the fight against homelessness; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the Department's Renewal Project Application FY 2016 for CoC ...
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