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Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/ Division of Police
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To purchase body worn cameras.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General
Entity Address: 25 Market Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08611
Grant Amount: $1,019,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
Total Project Cost: $1,019,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025 (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:
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WHEREAS, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General has made grant funds available for law enforcement agencies to participate in the State's SFY21 Body-Worn Camera Grant Program, its goal to provide law enforcement agencies with funding for the purchase of body-worn cameras, ancillary accessories and storage; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to fund the Department of Public Safety, Police Division's on-going body-worn camera initiative to deploy body-worn cameras to promote accountability, instill community confidence, and improve law enforcement records; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 27, 2021, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, submitted an application to the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, requesting grant funding in the amount of $1,019,000.00 from SFY21 Body-Worn Camera Grant Program, to fund the purchase of body cameras, ancillary accessories and storage for Newark Police Div...
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