Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Fire Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To aid in efforts to restore and maintain the number of trained, front-line firefighters Entity Name: City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, Fire Division Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108 Grant Amount: $5,587,236.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FY 2015 SAFER Grant Total Project Cost: $5,587,236.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: February 11, 2017 through February 10, 2019 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: On or about March 23, 2016, the Department of Public Safety submitted a grant application to FEMA.