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Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: FY2023 Safe Streets and Roads for All
Entity Name: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Entity Address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, HSSA-1, Mail Drop E71-117, Washington, DC 20590
Grant Amount: $800,000.00
Total Project Cost: $1,000,000.00
City Contribution: $200,000.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: Upon contract execution through July 30, 2029
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
Additional Information:
This is a grant application that will aid in the implementation of pedestrian and motorist improvements throughout the City of Newark, as part of the Newark Safe Routes for All Corridors project.
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WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides grant funding through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program to support planning, infrastructure, and behavioral and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users; and
WHEREAS, on March 30, 2023, the FHWA invited the City of Newark to submit proposals for the FY2023 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program (SS4A); and
WHEREAS, on July 7, 2023, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering submitted an application to the FHWA requesting grant funding in the amount of Twenty-Five Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000,000.00) from the FY2023 SS4A grant program for the Newark Safe Routes for All Corridors project (attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of this a...
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