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Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide case management and environmental investigation services for children with elevated blood lead levels, outreach and education to the public, health care providers, and other professionals about the importance of age-appropriate blood lead screenings, lead exposure prevention, and healthy housing.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Health
Entity Address: P.O. Box 360, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0360
Grant Amount: $1,887,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Family Health and Services
Total Project Cost: $1,887,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Comments:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark provides case management and environmental investigation services for children with elevated blood levels in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:51; outreach and education to the public, health care providers, and other professionals about the importance of age-appropriate blood lead screenings, lead exposure, and healthy housing; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has made grant funds available for the provision of such services through the Childhood Lead Program; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2019, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Health and Community submitted an application to NJDOH requesting grant funding in the amount of $1,887,000.00 from the Childhood Lead Program for case management and environmental investigation services ...
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