Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Office of Emergency Management
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To enhance the City of Newark and Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) region's ability to build, maintain, and sustain national preparedness capabilities related to Training, Maintenance, Situational Awareness Enhancements, Unified Approach to Active Shooter Incidents, Variable Message Boards, Meta Leadership Training, Intelligence Information Broadcasting System, Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE); Response Vehicles, Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR); Equipment, Domestic Preparedness Planner (DPP) position, and Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) positions and equipment.
Entity Name: Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and Preparedness
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108
Grant Amount: $1,788,500.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
Total Project Cost: $1,788,500.00
City Contribution: No municipal funds are required
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: September 1, 2016 through August 31, 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:
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WHEREAS, the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program's mission is to enhance regional preparedness in major metropolitan areas through direct assistance to participating jurisdictions in developing an integrated regional system for prevention, protection, response and recovery from terrorist events or natural catastrophes; and
WHEREAS, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Coordinator of the Division of The Office of Eme...
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