city had been awarded $85,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 2019 Port Security Grant Program. The funds subsidized the purchase of 3 watercraft with engines, dive rescue equipment, and additional supplies. Gusciora spearheaded the creation of a Real Time Crime Center, a partnership with the New Jersey State Police, to prevent future criminal activity. In 2022, Darrell L. Clarke and members of the Philadelphia City Council met with Gusciora to learn about Trenton's crime reduction strategies after Trenton went three summer months without a homicide. Health and human services In November 2019, Gusciora shared that the City of Trenton's Department of Health had won a $95,000 grant "Strengthening Local Public Health Capacity Grant Operations" from the New Jersey Department of Health. The funds are being utilized to supplement Gusciora's efforts to reduce the number of residents affected by vaccine-preventable illnesses. Gusciora launched Trenton's first Neighborhood Health Clinic, which provides free vaccinations for city residents and is expected to provide primary services in the future. Veteran's issues In November 2019, Gusciora collaborated with veteran Willie Smith and a student leader at Trenton Central High School to win Governor Murphy's "We Value our Veterans Community Award" for City initiatives to help City veterans access medical care, find employment, and locate permanent housing. COVID-19 response Gusciora's published a document "COVID-19: Trenton Testing Status Report," which outlined steps that his administration had taken to reduce the fatality rate of COVID-19 in the Capital City during the pandemic. The report was the first of its kind written by a municipality in New Jersey and published publicly. At the time of the report, the city's fatality rate of those infected with COVID-19 was 2.8% while the fatality rate in the state of New Jersey was 7.4%. Gusciora outlined a set of proactive steps that the city had taken to increase the amount of testing, secure personal protective equipment, and coordinate with other governmental agencies. One of Gusciora's policies, created a business loan program for city small businesses, who could apply for up to $20,000 in emergency loans. The Trenton Emergency Loan Program used existing funds from the city's urban enterprise zone and exceeded state and county programs set up to assist businesses with their economic recovery. Executive leadership In July 2019, Gusciora announced that he had been selected as one of 40 mayors to participate in the Bloomberg