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Dept/ Agency: Administration
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application for Grant Funds
Purpose: An Application for Grant Funds to identify initiatives, programs and opportunities to reduce violence and strengthen relationships between law enforcement and Newark communities.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Entity Address: 100 South Broad Street, PO Box 800, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $250,000.00
Total Project Cost: Not to exceed $250,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: Spring 2020 through Spring 2021
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 New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, ("the State"), offers grants to Municipalities to build neighborhoods and to provide financial and technical assistance to improve the quality of life for low-income, disabled and disadvantaged residents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") through the Brick City Peace Collective ("BCPC") wishes to reduce violence and strengthen relationships between law enforcement and Newark communities; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding in the form of a Two Hundred Fifty-Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($250,000.00), grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to support violence reduction efforts by gathering evidence on the ground and providing guidance to practitioners and policymakers who seek to improve communities through measurable data-driven strategies (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Business Administrator recommends that the City make application for such a grant; and
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