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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: Funding for overtime to address violent crime.
Entity Name: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Entity Address: 810 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20531
Grant Amount: $287,781.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program
Total Project Cost: $287,781.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027 (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, pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the Newark Police Division ("Administrative Agency")/"Recipient") and the Irvington Police Department, the East Orange Police Department, and the Essex County Sheriff's Office (collectively, the "Sub-Recipients") the City of Newark's ("City's") Public Safety Director caused an application to be submitted to the United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance ("USDOJ") requesting funding in the amount of Two Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Zero Cents ($287,781.00) from the FY2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grant Local Program to fund police overtime initiatives to address violent crime ("Application"); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the Application, on or about December 5, 2024, the USDOJ awarded the City a grant in the amount of Two Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Zero Cents ($287,781.00...
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