Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/ Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Police Initiative to implement youth boxing program
Entity Name: Office of the Attorney General, State Athletic Board
Entity Address: 22 S. Clinton Avenue, 4th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08625
Grant Amount: $65,000.00
Total Project Cost: $65,000.00
City Contribution: $ 0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Grant Period: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 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:
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WHEREAS, on or about August 22, 2025, on behalf of the City of Newark (hereinafter the "City"), the Public Safety Director submitted an application to the Office of the Attorney General, State Athletic Board requesting funding in the amount of Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($65,000.00) from the FY2025 Attorney General's Youth Community Outreach Program for New Jersey Amateur Boxing Program, to support the police initiatives to strengthen police-community relationships by engaging at risk youth in positive, structured activities ("Application"); and
WHEREAS, as a result of this Application, the City has received notification of receipt of the Grant Award in connection with this Application, in the amount not to exceed Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($65,000.00) ("Grant Funds"), for the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, to fund a youth boxing program; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City is required to submit a resolution from the Newark Municipal Council authorizing acceptance of the Gran...
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