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Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide meals to Newark children through the SuNup Food Program.
Entity Name: SuNup Summer Food Service Program
Entity Address: 94 William Street, Room 103, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $884,146.67
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Program
Grant Period: October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022
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 New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs' Summer Food Service Program reimburses the City of Newark for meals served to children, who live in areas in which at least 50% of the children qualify for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the “City”) provides meals to Newark children through SuNuP Summer Food Service Program and is in need of additional funding to sustain the program and continue the provision of meals for the Summer of 2022; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2022, on behalf of the City, the Director of the Department of Recreation, Culture Affairs and Senior Services submitted an application to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, requesting grant funding in the amount of Eight Hundred Eight-Forty Thousand One Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($884,146.67), from the 2022 Summer Food Service Program, for the provision of meal services to children of the City of Newark through the SuNuP Program; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application the City has been awarded grant funds in the amount of Eight Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand One Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($884,146.67), from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Program for the SuNuP Summer Food Service Program for the grant period commencing on October 1, 2021 and terminating September 30, 2022 to provide meal services for the children of the City, for the period beginning on July 5, 2022 through September 2, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture may extend the time of the Grant Award and/or provide additional funds, if made available; and
WHEREAS, in such instances, the State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture will amend the Grant to reflect the Grant time extension and/or increase or decrease funds, if made available; and
WHEREAS, the City must execute a grant agreement with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Program in order to obtain the grant award, with no City funds required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services, are hereby authorized to submit an application to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Program, requesting grant funding in the amount of Eight Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand One Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($884,146.67), from the 2022 Summer Food Service Program to provide meal services to children of 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 Eight Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand One Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($884,146.67) from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, is hereby accepted (a copy of the award letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, to receive and expend the grant award in the amount of Eight Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand One Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($884,146.67) for the provision of meals services to children of the City of Newark through the SuNuP Summer Food Program, for the grant period commencing on October 1, 2021 and terminating September 30, 2022, to provide meal services for the children of the City of Newark, for the period beginning on July 5, 2022 through September 2, 2022 (a copy of the Agreement is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
5. The Agreement between the City of Newark and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs, is hereby ratified from July 5, 2022 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 Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services, are hereby authorized to amend the grant agreement to extend the grant period and/or increase or decrease funding, if made available, and any such amendment to the grant agreement shall be effectuated by submission of a Resolution authorizing a budget amendment and said Resolution shall have attached the official amending grant award letter, amendments, and any associated documentation thereto.
8. The Acting Director of Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services shall file a fully executed copy of the grant application, grant award letter, and the grant agreement in the Office of City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the actions taken by the Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services to submit an application for grant funding from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs' 2022 Summer Food Service Program, to provide meal services to children of the City of Newark, and furthermore, ratifies and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services, to enter into and execute an agreement with and accept grant funds in the amount of $884,146.67 from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for the provision of meals services to children of the City of Newark through the SuNuP Summer Food Program, for the grant period commencing on October 1, 2021 and terminating September 30, 2022 to provide meal services for the children of the City of Newark, for the period beginning on July 5, 2022 through September 2, 2022. No municipal funds are required for application or acceptance of this award.