Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient Purpose: Provide CDBG Urban Agriculture/Tree Planting Services Entity Name: Greater Newark Conservancy, Inc. Entity Address: 32 Prince Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Grant Amount: $117,412.00 Funding Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/ Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Funds Contract Period: January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-K adopted January 7, 2015. The grant will enable the Conservancy to serve approximately 1,000 residents with increased access to healthy foods through its Hawthorne Avenue and Court Street farms.