Mayor's directive
Authorize accepting $305,600 Local Cultural Council grant
Last activity May 15, 2026 (4 months ago)
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Introduced
May 5, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City of Boston received a $305,600 grant through the FY26 Local Cultural Council Program, awarded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The funds will be administered by the Office of Arts & Culture to support arts, humanities, and interpretive science programming that enhances city life. The Mayor asked the City Council to accept and expend the funds.
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Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Five Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($305,600.00) in the form of a grant, FY26 Local Cultural Council Program, awarded by Massachusetts Cultural Council to be administered by the Office of Arts & Culture. The grant would fund innovative arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences programming that enhances the quality of life in our city. On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Coletta Zapata).
Timeline
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May 13, 2026
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
City Council