Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide comprehensive primary and preventive health care services for children and adults.
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Entity Address: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857
Grant Amount: $3,496,497.00
Funding Source: FY 2019 Service Area Competition under the Health Center Program
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019
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 City of Newark, Department of Health and Community Wellness (DHCW), provides comprehensive primary and preventive health care services for children and adults in compliance with applicable Health Center Program requirements and corresponding regulations and policies, in accordance with Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has made grant funds available for the provision of these services; and
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2018, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the DHCW submitted an application to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,496,497.00 from the Health Center Program’s Service Area Competition (SAC) for comprehensive primary and preventive health care services for children and adults; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark has been awarded a grant in the amount of $3,496,497.00 from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, for comprehensive primary and preventive health care services for children and adults for the period commencing on January 1, 2019 and terminating on December 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, DHCW, desires to accept said grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes that the United States Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds when it becomes available; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, may amend the grant to reflect any time extension and/or increase or decrease of 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 (DHCW), are hereby authorized to submit an application to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,496,497.00 from the Health Center Program’s Service Area Competition (SAC) for comprehensive primary and preventive health care services for children and adults 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 $3,496,497.00 from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, is hereby accepted (a copy of the Notice of Award is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the DHCW, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, to receive and expend the grant award in the amount of $3,496,497.00 for comprehensive primary and preventive health care services for children and adults, for the period commencing on January 1, 2019 and terminating on December 31, 2019 (a copy of the Agreement is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
5. The agreement between the City of Newark and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, is hereby ratified from January 1, 2019 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 DHCW shall file a fully executed copy of the grant application, the 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 (DHCW) to submit an application for grant funding from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), for comprehensive primary and preventive health care services for children and adults. Furthermore, this resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the DHCW, to enter into, execute an agreement with and accept grant funds in the amount of $3,469,497.00 from the Health Center Program’s Service Area Competition (SAC) for comprehensive primary and preventive health care services for children and adults for the period commencing on January 1, 2019 and terminating on December 31, 2019. No municipal funds are required.