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Health director warns federal grant freezes could force service reductions; council reviews HIV/AIDS subrecipient contracts
Summary
The Newark Department of Health told the council that federal and state grant funding totals roughly $99 million after absorbing homeless program funds and that a potential federal freeze could affect about $1.7 million in monthly expenses; the council also reviewed contracts with subrecipients to provide HIV/AIDS-related services.
Caitlin Allsbrook, director of the Newark Department of Health, told the City Council the department is heavily reliant on federal and state grants and is assessing the impact of possible federal funding freezes on city services.
Allsbrook said the department receives approximately $60,000,000 in federal and state grants in its baseline budget and that the absorption of the homeless program raised the total to about $99,000,000. "In our assessment of what a federal freeze would look like and how it impact our…
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