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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 restore and maintain the number of trained, front-line firefighters
Entity Name: City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, Fire Division
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108
Grant Amount: $5,587,236.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FY 2015 SAFER Grant
Total Project Cost: $5,587,236.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: February 11, 2017 through February 10, 2019
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:
On or about March 23, 2016, the Department of Public Safety submitted a grant application to FEMA.
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), implemented the FY2015 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 Director of the Department of Public Safety, 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 Department of Public Safety, Fire Division, may more effectively respond to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, on or about March 23, 2016, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, caused an application to be submitted to FEMA requesting funding i...
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