City Council
TL;DR
The Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee recommended approval of a $1.07 million state grant to fund gang violence prevention and intervention programs in Boston. The grant, awarded through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, will support coordinated efforts across prevention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration services.
Key Decisions
- Accept FY26 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative grant ($1,073,239.34) Recommended to pass
Agenda
- Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee Hearing on Docket #0970
- 2026-0970 On the message and order, referred on May 13, 2026, Docket #0970, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Seventy-Three Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars and Thirty-Four Cents ($1,073,239.34) in the form of a grant, the FY26 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, awarded by MA Executive Office Of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund regional and multi-disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration programs, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.Committee Reports