Title
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Grant Agreement
Purpose: To grant financial assistance for the construction of a new twenty-five (25) unit residential supportive housing project for LGBTQ homeless individuals with special needs.
Entity Name: North Jersey Aids Alliance Inc. d/b/a North Jersey Community Research Initiative
Entity Address: 393 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103
Grant Amount: $300,000.00
Funding Source: Community and Economic Development Dedicated Trust Fund
Total Project Cost: $5,963,219.49
City Contribution: $300,000.00
Other Funding Source/Amount:
Grant Period: Commencing upon full execution of the Grant Agreement and expiring within twenty-four (24) months of the commencement date of construction
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
22 1st Street/Block 1840/Lot 16/Central Ward
20 1st Street/Block 1840/Lot 17/Central Ward
18 1st Street/Block 1840/Lot 18/Central Ward
421 New Street/Block 1840/Lot 19/Central Ward
Additional Information:
This Grant will provide for a residential supportive housing project for LGBTQ homeless individuals with special needs - LGBTQ individuals that are either living in the streets or shelters - with a special need for onsite social services to address conditions such as HIV/AIDS, mental health and substance abuse to the residents at 22 1st Street, 20 1st Street, 18 1st Street, and 421 New Street (Block 1840, Lots 16, 17, 18 and 19), Newark, New Jersey (Central Ward) as identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark.
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