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Council briefed on proposed reprogramming of CDBG-CV funds after termination of contract with youth provider
Summary
City staff told council they plan to cancel the remaining balance of a CDBG-CV violence-prevention contract with JC Powell and move the funds to a domestic-violence program administered by Health and Human Services; reimbursements of $80,845.20 have already been paid and the unspent balance is $169,154.80.
City staff told the Jersey City Municipal Council at a July caucus meeting that they plan to terminate a CDBG-CV contract with JC Powell for youth violence-prevention services and reprogram the unspent funds to an HHS-run domestic-violence intervention program.
Why it matters: The decision affects how roughly $250,000 in HUD-awarded CARES Act community development dollars will be spent. Staff said failing to reprogram the funds would require returning the unspent balance to HUD.
What staff presented
Dasia (division of community development) explained that the original contract — a November 2023 award with a period of performance from Sept. 1, 2023, to Aug. 30, 2024, later extended through Nov. 30, 2024 — was for…
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