City Of Newark New Jersey

The City of Newark, New Jersey Police Department is a U.S. local government entity registered in SAM.gov since November 2005 that receives federal grant funding to support public safety and community policing initiatives. As the police department for New Jersey's largest city, the agency serves a population of approximately 311,549 residents and addresses significant public safety challenges, particularly related to gun violence and violent crime. Through federal grant awards, the Police Department has secured funding to enhance law enforcement capabilities, expand community policing efforts, and implement innovative public safety programs that address both crime prevention and mental health crisis response.

The Newark Police Department has demonstrated substantial federal grant activity across multiple funding agencies and program areas. The Department of Justice has been a primary funding source, providing substantial awards through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Hiring Program and Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants programs, with multiple awards totaling approximately $5.6 million for hiring and rehiring of career law enforcement officers and enhancing community policing capacity. The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded the department funding through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program on multiple occasions, including a $700,000 award to establish a Crime Gun Intelligence Center with partnerships involving the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, U.S. Attorney's Office, ATF, DEA, and FBI, as well as a $549,999 award for expanding a co-responder model in collaboration with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care at Newark to integrate mental health professionals into emergency response. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided substantial support through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program with awards totaling approximately $1.9 million and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program with a $5.3 million award to maintain firefighting personnel levels and operational readiness. Additionally, the department has received housing and community development grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Community Planning and Development, including funding through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as well as sub-award funding from the New Jersey Department of Homeland Security & Preparedness for homeland security grant purchases and from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for pedestrian safety initiatives on Broad Street.