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Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Police Division
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide funding for overtime to address violent crime under the 2020 COPS Hiring Program.
Entity Name: Department of Public Safety, Newark Police Division
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07108
Grant Amount: $1,875,000.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, COPS Office
Total Project Cost: $6,425,146.53
City Contribution: $4,550,146.53 (inclusive of local cash match in the amount of $2,971,458.00)
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023 (or until all grant funds are expended)
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:
This grant will provide for the hiring of fifteen (15) full-time police officers.
The local cash match in the amount of $2,971,458.00 will be provided from Special Appropriation Line: Fund 011, Department 230 Division Code 2301.
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), advances the practice of community policing in the United States' state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies by sharing information and providing grant funding to police departments; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 COPS Hiring Program Grant (CHP) has been made available to advance public safety through community policing by addressing the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. This grant is designed to provide jurisdictions with financial support to add or rehire law enforcement personnel vital to effective police operations and other crime reduction...
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