Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Funds
Purpose: To provide Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC)
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services
Entity Address: P.O. Box 364, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0364
Grant Amount: $1,861,819.00
Funding Source: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019 WIC Health Service Grant
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
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WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Community Wellness provides nutritional services, nutritional education, immunization screening and education, voter registration, and family care enrollment through the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC); and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), Division of Family Services, has made grant funds available for the provision of WIC services in the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2018, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness submitted an application to NJDOH requesting grant funding in the amount of one million eight hundred sixty-one thousand eight hundred nineteen dollars and zero cents ($1,861,819.00) from the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019 WIC Health Service Grant for WIC services in the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark has been awarded a grant in the amount of one million eight hundred sixty-one thousand eight hundred nineteen dollars and zero cents ($1,861,819.00), from the NJDOH for WIC services, for the period commencing on October 1, 2018 and terminating on September 30, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Health and Community Wellness, desires to accept said grant award; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, recognizes that the NJDOH may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, the NJDOH may amend the grant time extension and/or increase or decrease any additional funds if made available.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to submit an application to the State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services, P.O. Box 364, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0364, requesting grant funding in the amount of one million eight hundred sixty-one thousand eight hundred nineteen dollars and zero cents ($1,861,819.00), from the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019 WIC Health Service Grant for WIC services in the City of Newark with no City funds required (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The grant award in the amount of one million eight hundred sixty-one thousand eight hundred nineteen dollars and zero cents ($1,861,819.00), from the NJDOH is hereby accepted (a copy of the award letter is 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 enter into and execute grant documents with the NJDOH to receive and expend the grant award in the amount of one million eight hundred sixty-one thousand eight hundred nineteen dollars and zero cents ($1,861,819.00), for WIC services for the period commencing on October 1, 2018 and terminating on September 30, 2019 (a copy of the Agreement is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
5. The agreement between the City of Newark and the NJDOH is hereby ratified from October 1, 2018 to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
6. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
7. The Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness shall file a fully executed copy of the grant application, grant award letter, the grant agreement, and a copy of the Certification of Funds for any required matching funds in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the actions taken by the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness to submit an application for grant funding from the State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services, for WIC services. Furthermore, ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, to enter into and execute an agreement with and accept grant funds in the amount of one million eight hundred sixty-one thousand eight hundred nineteen dollars and zero cents ($1,861,819.00), from the NJDOH for WIC services for the period commencing on October 1, 2018 and terminating on September 30, 2019. No municipal funds are required.