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Dept/ Agency: Administration / Office of the Business Administrator
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Acceptance of grant funds for the Firefighters Memorial Park Climate-Resilient Community Space
Entity Name: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)
Entity Address: 44 S. Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625
Grant Amount: $500,000.00
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: Until June 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
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WHEREAS, on November 18, 2025, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) announced the Five Million Dollar Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation Grant Program designed to help New Jersey's most vulnerable communities combat extreme heat and rising energy costs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") desires to obtain funding from the NJBPU to redevelop Hennessy Street Park, 11-29 Hennessy Street Park and Chestnut Street, Newark, New Jersey ("Hennessy Street Park"), into the Newark Firefighters Memorial Park, as a dual-purpose memorial and community resilience hub designed to address urban heat island impacts while honoring fallen firefighters; and
WHEREAS, on or about December 15, 2025, the City submitted a grant application, requesting grant funding in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($500,000.00) ("Grant Funds") from NJBPU to redevelop Hennessey Street Park into a climate-resilient community space in the Ironbound neighborhood, adding cooling infrastructure, trees, and emergency cooling amenities ("Application") ("Firefighters Memorial Park Climate Resilient Community Space"). Additional co...
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