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Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Police Officer overtime to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities from traffic offenses
Entity Name: New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS)
Entity Address: 140 East Front Street, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625
Grant Amount: $50,000.00
Total Project Cost: $50,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Grant Period: October 1, 2025 to September 30, 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, the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS) solicits applications for highway safety grant projects designed to combat the number and severity of traffic crashes by developing and supporting educational and enforcement programs; and
WHEREAS, the DHTS Grant program entitled "Federal Highway Safety Grant" which emphasizes the importance of following traffic laws in an effort to ensure pedestrian safety; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") is committed to ensuring the safety of its citizens and spreading this life-saving message throughout our City; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 29, 2025, on behalf of the City, the Director of Police caused an application to be submitted to the DHTS requesting grant funding in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($50,000.00) from the "Federal Highway Safety Grant" campaign to be used to fund police overtime initiatives to enforce traffic laws in an effort to ensure pedestrian safety throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City has been awarded a grant in the amount of F...
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