City Council
TL;DR
The Labor and Economic Development Committee heard Docket #1391, which would accept a $12.855 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund Boston's Skilled Trades Initiative. The program aims to expand vocational training and apprenticeships in construction, water utility management, and other skilled trades, with the committee recommending approval of the order.
Key Decisions
- Accept $12.855 million Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for Skilled Trades Initiative Committee recommended passage
- Fund vocational training and apprenticeship programs through Office of Workforce Development Recommended for approval
- Partner with Boston Public Schools on skilled trades pathway development Recommended for approval
Agenda
- Labor and Economic Development Committee Hearing on Docket #1391
- 2026-1391 On the message and order, referred on July 22, 2026, Docket #1391, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twelve Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($12,855,000.00) in the form of a grant, Bloomberg Philanthropies grant, awarded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant would fund the Skilled Trades Initiative which aims to enhance vocational training, expand pre-apprenticeship opportunities, and support students’ participation in Registered Apprenticeship programs. The initiative focuses on student persistence and completion, employer engagement, and program coordination to build pathways in the construction industry, water utility management, and other skilled trades. This will be administered in collaboration with Boston Public Schools, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action