Title
Dept/ Agency: Fire
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To aid in efforts to increase or maintain the number of trained front line firefighters available in the City
Entity Name: City of Newark Fire Department
Entity Address: 1010 18th Avenue Newark, New Jersey 07106
Grant Amount: $7,353,950.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FY2014 SAFER Grant
Total Project Cost: $ 7,353,950.00
City Contribution: None required
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: February 21, 2016 through February 20, 2018
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 U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), implemented the FY 2014 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 Newark Fire Department, 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 Fire Department may more effectively respond to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, on or about March 5, 2015, the Director of the Newark Fire Department caused an application to be submitted to FEMA requesting funding in the amount of $7,353,950.00 from the FY 2014 SAFER grant program to rest...
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