Title
Dept/ Agency: One Stop Career Center-NewarkWORKS
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Acceptance of Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) Grant Funds
Entity Name: City of Newark, One Stop Career Center
Entity Address: 990 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $628,315.00
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023
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:
The funding source is the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity.
No municipal funds nor commitment of municipal resources, or staff are required for the receipt or acceptance of these grant funds.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity granted the City of Newark the following Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) grant through the Newark Workforce Development Board (NWDB), for Program Year 2022 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023) for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (GA & GA/SNAP); and
WHEREAS, the Program Year 2022 funds must be fully obligated by June 30, 2023 and they must be fully expended by December 31, 2023. A minimum requirement of seventy-five percent (75%) of the funding must be committed by December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, funds will be allocated as follows:
|
Program |
Total PY22 Allocation |
|
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) |
|
|
Work Activities/Case Management |
$305,135.00 |
|
General Assistance/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (GA/SNAP) |
|
|
Work Activities/Case Management - GA & GA/SNAP |
$323,180.00 |
|
Grand Total |
$628,315.00 |
; and
WHEREAS, no application was required for the City of Newark to apply for the grant; and
WHEREAS, this is an annual grant allocation from the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and it must be used in accordance to guidelines stated in the Notice of Award (NOA), consistent with the Newark Workforce Development Board strategic direction, and must be incorporated into the Program Year 2022 Newark Workforce Development Area Contract; and
WHEREAS, upon notification of the receipt of the grant awards, the Deputy Mayor of Workforce Development and the Director of One-Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS desires to accept the grant awards and execute the Standard Assurances and Certifications Agreement; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept and expend these funds; and
WHEREAS, no municipal funds, commitment of municipal resources, or staff are required for the receipt or acceptance of these grant funds.
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 Deputy Mayor of Workforce Development and the Director of One-Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS, are authorized to accept the Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) grant fund allocated to the Newark Workforce Development Board (NWDB) from the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity for Program Year 2022 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023) and to incorporate said funds into the Newark Program Year 2022 Workforce Development Area Contract.
2. The grant funds shall be expended according to the guidelines stated in the Notice of Award (NOA), consistent with an expenditure plan approved by NWDB in accordance with strategic workforce priorities set by the NWDB.
3. The grant funds must be fully obligated by June 30, 2023 and must be fully expended by December 31, 2023. The minimum requirement of seventy-five percent (75%) of the funding must be committed by December 31, 2022.
4. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the acceptance of the grant funds described above from July 1, 2022 to date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
5. The grant award in the amount of Six Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fifteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($628,315.00) from the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity from Program Year 2022 is hereby accepted. A copy of the award letters are attached hereto and made a part hereof.
6. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Deputy Mayor for Workforce Development and the Director of One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute a Program Year 2022 Workforce Development Area Contract and any other documents as may be necessary to accept and fully expend the grant award.
7. No municipal funds, or commitment of municipal resources or staff, are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
8. The Deputy Mayor for Workforce Development and/or his designee, the Director of One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS shall file a fully-executed copy of the Grant Award Letter for Program Year 2022, the Notice of Award, Program Year 2022 Newark Workforce Development Contract, and any other documents that may be necessary in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Deputy Mayor of Workforce Development and the Director of One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS, to accept, execute, and expend Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) funds in the amounts of $305,135.00 (WFNJ TANF), $323,180.00 (WFNJ GA and WFNJ GA/SNAP) for a combined total of $628,315.00 from the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and furthermore, ratifies and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Deputy Mayor of Workforce Development and the Director of One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS to enter into and execute a program year 2022 Newark Workforce Development Area contract. These funds are allocated for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 and funds must be fully obligated by June 30, 2023 and fully expended by December 31, 2023. The minimum requirement of seventy-five percent (75%) of the funds that must be committed by December 31, 2022. No municipal funds, or commitment of municipal resources or staff are required for receipt or acceptance of these grant awards.