Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Funds
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV/AIDS related health and support services to the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $7,079,918.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services/ Health Resources and Services Administration
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: March 1, 2017 through February 28, 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:
This additional partial award brings the Newark EMA total FY2017 Ryan White Part A grant award to $12,825,706.00.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark's Department of Health and Community Wellness/Ryan White Unit desires to continue to provide Ryan White health, social and related services for HIV/AIDS infected individuals of the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) which is comprised of Essex, Union, Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has made funds available for the provision of such services; and
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2016, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness submitted an application to the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, requesting funding in the amount of Sixteen Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($16,000,000.00), for the continued provision of Ryan White health, social and related services for HIV/AIDS infected individuals and families in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7R5-A, adopted March 1, 2017 (attached), the Newark Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, to submit the aforementioned application and accept as a result of same, a partial grant in the amount Five Million, Seven Hundred Forty-Five Thousand, Seven Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,745,788.00), from the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), for the continued provision of Ryan White health, social and related services for HIV/AIDS infected individuals and families in the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) for the period commencing on March 1, 2017, and terminating on February 28, 2018; and
WHEREAS, as an additional result of the City of Newark's application, the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) has awarded the City of Newark additional funds in the amount of Seven Million, Seventy-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($7,079,918.00), for the continued provision of Ryan White health, social and related services for HIV/AIDS infected individuals and families in the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA), for the period commencing on March 1, 2017 and terminating on February 28, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Health and Community Wellness, desires to accept these additional funds in the amount of Seven Million, Seventy-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($7,079,918.00); and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) does not require the City to execute a grant agreement in order to accept the grant award; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes that the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), may extend the time of the Grant Award and may provide additional funding if such additional funding is made available; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will amend the grant to reflect a time extension and/or award of additional funding if made available, subject to approval by the Newark Municipal Council by resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. Pursuant to Resolution 7R5-A, adopted March 1, 2017 (attached), the Newark Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, to submit an application to the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, requesting grant funds in the amount of Sixteen Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($16,000,000.00), for the continued provision of Ryan White health, social and related services for HIV/AIDS infected individuals and families in the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) with no City funds required (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council ratified its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to March 1, 2017, which was the authorizing resolution's date of adoption.
3. The additional grant award in the amount of Seven Million, Seventy-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($7,079,918.00), from the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is hereby accepted (a copy of the award letter and the City's Request for Proposals publicly advertising the availability of funding under the program are attached hereto and made a part hereof.
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to receive and expend the additional grant award, through Requests for Proposals, for the continued provision of Ryan White health, social and related services for HIV/AIDS infected individuals and families in the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA), for the period commencing on March 1, 2017 and terminating on February 28, 2018 (a copy of the grant award is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the acceptance of this additional grant award from March 1, 2017, to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
6. The City's acceptance and expenditure of any additional FY2017 Ryan White grant funds from HRSA shall be subject to the approval of the Newark Municipal Council by resolution.
7. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, to accept from the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, additional grant funds in the amount of Seven Million, Seventy-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($7,079,918.00), for the period commencing on March 1, 2017 and terminating on February 28, 2018. No municipal funds are required from the City municipal budget for the receipt or acceptance of the grant funds.