Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Authorizing the City to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Newark Alliance Purpose: To fund the development of an action-oriented plan leveraging a identified distressed asset to improve food access and food security for the Newark South “Food Desert Community,” to including Newark Alliance, as a sub-recipient of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (“NJEDA”)/2023 Food Security Planning Grant. Entity Name: Newark Alliance Entity Address: 60 Park Place, #604, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $111,760.00 Funding Source: New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Contract Period: September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2024 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor () Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: The original Apply and Accept Resolution 7R1-n adopted on July 19, 2023, in the amount of $111,760.00, which did not include, Newark Alliance, 60 Park Place, #604, Newark, New Jersey 07112, as a sub-recipient, although Newark Alliance had been incorporated into the application for the grant funds. This grant will fund the development of an action-oriented plan asset to improve food access and food security for the Newark South “Food Desert Community”.