Mayor's directive
Accept $250k VITA grant for Boston residents
Last activity May 21, 2026 (4 months ago)
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Introduced
April 1, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The Mayor transmitted an order to accept and expend a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Treasury for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, to be run by the Office of Workforce Development. The funds would support free basic tax preparation for underserved populations in Boston. The matter was referred to the Labor and Economic Development Committee and later passed on May 20, 2026.
Affects underserved populations
Now with the Committee on Labor and Economic Development
About Labor & Workforce and Budget & Finance
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Official title
Councilor Worrell called Docket #0762, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in the form of a grant, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant would fund services to underserved populations in the most difficult-to-reach areas, both urban and rural, through free basic tax return preparation for qualified individuals, from the Committee on Labor and Economic Development. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
Timeline
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April 8, 2026
Referred to
City Council
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Economic Development.
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May 20, 2026
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
City Council
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Durkan), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).