Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Funding for overtime to address violent crime.
Entity Name: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Entity Address: 810 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20531
Grant Amount: $287,781.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program
Total Project Cost: $287,781.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027 (or until all grant funds are expended)
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:
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WHEREAS, pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the Newark Police Division (“Administrative Agency”)/”Recipient”) and the Irvington Police Department, the East Orange Police Department, and the Essex County Sheriff’s Office (collectively, the “Sub-Recipients”) the City of Newark’s (“City’s”) Public Safety Director caused an application to be submitted to the United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance (“USDOJ”) requesting funding in the amount of Two Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Zero Cents ($287,781.00) from the FY2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grant Local Program to fund police overtime initiatives to address violent crime (“Application”); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the Application, on or about December 5, 2024, the USDOJ awarded the City a grant in the amount of Two Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Zero Cents ($287,781.00) to be allocated among the Recipient and Sub-Recipients pursuant to the MOU as follows: Newark Police Division, $197,417.00; Irvington Police Department, $37,753.00; the East Orange Police Department, $39,414.00; and the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, $13,197.00; and
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Director desires to accept the grant award and to execute a grant agreement with the USDOJ governing said award; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to fund police overtime initiatives to address violent crime; and
WHEREAS, no City funds are required for the acceptance or receipt of the grant award.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Public Safety Director, are hereby authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Irvington Police Department, the East Orange Police Department, and the Essex County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the submission of an application to the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (“USDOJ”) in order to request grant funding in the amount of Two Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Zero Cents ($287,781.00) from the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Local Program.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of the application and the MOU from the date of submission of the Application and the date of execution of the MOU, respectively, to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
3. The grant award in the amount of Two Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Zero Cents ($287,781.00) from the USDOJ is hereby accepted.
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Public Safety Director, are hereby authorized to execute any grant document or to perform any requirement necessary to receive and expend the grant funds.
5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of the execution of the grant documents from the date of their execution to the date of adoption of this Resolution.
6. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
7. The Public Safety Director shall file a fully-executed copy of the FY2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Local Program Application, the Grant Award Letter, Memorandum of Understanding, and the Grant Agreement in the Office of the City Clerk together with this Resolution.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Public Safety Director, to submit an application for, accept, and enter into an agreement for the FY2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Local Program for funding in the amount of $287,781.00 from the United States Department of Justice for the purpose of implementing strategies to prevent and control crime. No municipal funds are required.