Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To construct bicycle and pedestrian improvements at various elementary schools
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $1,200,000.00
Total Project Cost: $1,200,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: To be determined
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: Various elementary schools
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Aid Program, administered by the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), for the 2018 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, provides grant funding for improvements that enable and encourage walking and bicycling to school; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark needs to improve various streets and sidewalks at various schools throughout the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding from the 2018 SRTS Program; and
WHEREAS, on September 18, 2018, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit an application to NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of $1,200,000.00 from the 2018 SRTS Program to construct bicycle and pedestrian improvements at various elementary schools with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the grant application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City of Newark is required to submit ...
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