Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To accept Cities of Service AmeriCorps VISTA Guiding Opportunities Program grant funds aimed at helping the City of Newark develop community-informed Opportunity Zone Investments. Entity Name: Fund for Cities of Service, Inc. (“Cities of Service”) Entity Address: 120 Park Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10017 Grant Amount: $25,000.00 Funding Source: Cities of Service Americorps VISTA Guiding Opportunities Program Total Project Cost: $0.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: Funds to be expended or committed by September 1, 2020 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: No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.