Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Ending HIV Epidemic Primary Care HIV Prevention
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Resources Health, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Entity Address: 5600 Fisher Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852
Grant Amount: $273,033.00
Funding Source: HRSA
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: April 1, 2022 thru December 31, 2022
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 Department of Health and Community Wellness provides medical care services pursuant to and consistent with Health Care Program Statutes (Section 330 of Public Health Services Act: 42 U.S.C. Section 254b), Program Regulation (43CFR part 51 and 42 CFR 56.201) for Community and Migrant Health Centers and Grant Regulations (42 CFR part 74), Affordable Health Care Act; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Resources Health, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has made grant funds available to end the HIV epidemic; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Community Wellness/Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center, as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), is the direct recipient of these Primary Care HIV Prevention/Ending the HIV Epidemic funds; and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2019, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness electronically filed an application to HRSA, requesting grant funding in the amount of Two Hundred Seventy Three Thousand and Thirty Three Dollars and Zero Cents ($273,033.00), to Ending HIV Epidemic Primary Care HIV Prevention (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark was awarded a grant on February 11, 2022, in the amount of Two Hundred Seventy Three Thousand and Thirty Three Dollars and Zero Cents ($273,033.00), from HRSA for continued provision of health care services to the medically underserved populated areas, which includes the City of Newark, for the budget period of April 1,2022 through December 31, 2022 (a copy of the Notice of Award is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness did subsequently, on behalf of the City of Newark, cause the appropriate electronic submission to be filed that was necessary to accept the above-mentioned grant award; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes that HRSA may extend the time of the grant award and/or provide additional funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, HRSA may amend the grant to reflect the grant time extension and/or increase or decrease of additional funds if made available; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Health and Community Wellness, shall upon any such extension of time of the grant and or increase or decrease of additional funds, submit to the Newark Municipal Council for its consideration a proposed form of amending resolution reflecting the final term and award amount of the grant; and
WHEREAS, terms of this grant award may only be waived or amended by the parties duly authorized to execute the grant, subject to the approval of the Newark Municipal Council by resolution.
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 HRSA, requesting funding in the amount of Two Hundred Seventy Three Thousand and Thirty Three Dollars and Zero Cents ($273,033.00), to Ending the HIV Epidemic Primary Care HIV Prevention.
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 resulting grant award in the amount of Two Hundred Seventy Three Thousand, and Thirty Three Dollars and Zero Cents ($273,033.00), from HRSA is hereby accepted.
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to file the electronic acceptance necessary to accept the grant award.
5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the acceptance of this grant award from the date the electronic acceptance was filed to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
6. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to receive and expend the grant award to improve access to Ending the HIV Epidemic Primary Care HIV Prevention in Newark for the period commencing on April 1, 2022 and terminating on December 31, 2022.
7. The City of Newark, Department of Health and Community Wellness, shall upon any extension of time of the grant, and/or increase or decrease of additional funds, submit to the Newark Municipal Council for its consideration a proposed form of amending resolution reflecting the final time and award amount of the grant.
8. No municipal matching funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes and ratifies the actions taken by the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of Health and Community Wellness, to apply for and accept grant funds in the amount of Two Hundred Seventy Three Thousand, and Thirty Three Dollars and Zero Cents ($273,033.00), from HRSA, for Ending the HIV Epidemic Primary Care HIV Prevention in the City of Newark for the period commencing on April 1, 2022 and terminating on December 31, 2022. No municipal matching funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of the grant funds.