26-0587
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: Acceptance of the Cooperative Agreements for Innovative Community Crisis Response Partnerships Grant Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Entity Address: 5600 Fisher Lane Rockville, Maryland 20857 Grant Amount: $727,424.00 Total Project Cost: $2,906,654.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0 Grant Period: September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2026 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: The proposed Project is a collaboration between Newark’s government and law enforcement agencies, as well as community-based organizations, aimed to improve the City’s crisis response system by enhancing existing co-responder teams to effectively provide trauma-informed comprehensive community-based behavioral health crisis services to individuals experiencing mental health emergencies, including those who are homeless.
- Committee
- Health and Community Wellness
- Introduced
- April 14, 2026
- On agenda
- May 20, 2026
- Passed
- May 20, 2026