Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: 2016 Safe Routes to School Program
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $1,200,000.00
Funding Source: FHWA / NJDOT
Total Project Cost: $1,200,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: N/A
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 Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Federal Aid Program administered by the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") for the 2016 Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS), provides grant funding for improvements that enable and encourage walking and bicycling to school; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark needs to improve various streets and sidewalks at various schools throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding from the 2016 Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS) to improve various streets and sidewalks at various schools throughout the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, on May 31, 2016, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Engineering, submitted an application to NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of $1,200,000.00 from the 2016 Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS), identified as application SRS-2016-2016 Building Safe Routes to School - 00022, to improve various streets and sidewalks at several schools throughout the City of Newark, with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the grant application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City of Ne...
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