Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Fire
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To aid in efforts to increase or maintain the number of trained front line Firefighters available in the City.
Entity Name: City of Newark, Pubic Safety Department, Fire Division
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07108
Grant Amount: $4,350,780.00 (i.e., $2,682,981.00 federal share, and $1,667,799.00 cumulative non-federal commitment by Newark)
Total Project Cost: $4,350,780.00
City Contribution: $1,667,799.00 three-year cumulative commitment by City of Newark
Other Funding Source/Amount: United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FY2017 SAFER Grant
Grant Period: February 18, 2019 through February 17, 2022
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 U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), implemented the FY 2017 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program in order to improve and restore local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities so that they may more effectively respond to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Public Safety Department, Fire Division ("Fire Division"), in furtherance of its efforts to protect the health and safety of the public against fire and fire-related hazards, desires to make use of SAFER grant funds to restore and maintain the number of trained, front-line firefighters so that the Fire Division may more effectively respond to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 27, 2018, the Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the ...
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