Newark City Council is authorizing the Mayor to prepare and submit applications to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2025 FIRE Act grant programs. The resolution explicitly targets funding for fire training programs, equipment purchases, personnel support, fire prevention, and fire safety programs throughout the city, with up to 90% federal matching funds referenced from prior directives. No vendors or products are named yet, so the department is still in planning mode on what projects to include in the competitive grant proposals. This opens the door for fire/EMS suppliers, training providers, and safety program consultants to help Newark scope grant-eligible projects—such as apparatus, gear, communications equipment, software, or education programs—so they are prioritized in the grant submissions and subsequent procurements if awards are made.

Resolution references prior DHS/USFA directives where up to 90 percent of matching funds were availa...