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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance for Grant Funds
Purpose: To apply for and accept grant funds for the 2026 NIHHIS Heat Tabletop Exercise Design Challenge.
Entity Name: United States Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entity Address: 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Room 5128 Washington DC 20230
Grant Amount: $25,000.00
Total Project Cost: $25,000.00
City Contribution: N/A
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Grant Period: October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
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 NOAA has awarded the City $25,000.00 through the 2026 NIHHIS Heat Tabletop Exercise Design Challenge to plan and conduct the Game of Extremes tabletop exercise to improve readiness for extreme heat.
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WHEREAS, United States Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Integrated Heat Health Information System, 401 Constitution Avenue NW Room 5128 Washington DC 20230 (“NIHHIS”), hosted the 2026 Heat Tabletop Exercise Design Challenge to support United States communities in designing and conducting exercises that improve readiness for extreme heat; and
WHEREAS, on or about August 14, 2026, on behalf of the City of Newark, New Jersey, the Office of Sustainability, Resilience and Community Transformation (Office of Sustainability) submitted a Situation Manual titled "Game of Extremes" for consideration through the Challenge (a copy of the manual is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2026, as a result of the submission, NIHHIS awarded the City Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00) (Awa...
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