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Dept/ Agency: Public Works
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Amendment of Application and Agreements
Purpose: To amend the 2022 NJDEP Volkswagen Mitigation Grant Project, Equipment Modernization Program award application and allocation amounts.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Total Grant Amount: $4,851,375.22
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Volkswagen Mitigation Grant Project, Equipment Modernization Program
City Contribution: $537,854.66
Grant Period: June 13, 2022 through June 13, 2025
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:
Original Resolution 7R10-a adopted on August 3, 2022.
This Resolution will amend the 2022 NJDEP Volkswagen Mitigation Grant Project, Equipment Modernization Program award allocation amount to read $4,851,375.22 from $1,065,108.00, and increasing the number of electric chassis refuse trucks to be funded from two (2) to a total of eight (8), with a City contribution of $537,854.66 for the Project.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP"), Volkswagen Mitigation Grant Project, managed by the Equipment Modernization Program, provides grant funding for electrification projects, including the replacement of heavy-duty vehicles/engines such as buses, trucks, and non-road equipment in urban areas disproportionately impacted by diesel emissions, as well as electric vehicle charging/fueling infrastructure installation in strategic locations across the state; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") has been disproportionately impacted by envir...
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