Mayor's directive

Accept and Expend $178,000 Ray Fellowship Grant

Last activity May 21, 2026 (4 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    May 18, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council approved a mayoral order to accept and expend a $178,000 grant from the Barr Foundation for the Ray Fellowship. The two-year, paid fellowship will give recent graduates from historically underrepresented communities professional experience, mentorship, and leadership development in Boston's environmental sector, administered by the Environment. The action cites authority under chapter 44, section 53A.

Affects Recent college graduates from historically underrepresented communities

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Official title

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($178,000.00) in the form of a grant, the RAY Fellowship grant, awarded by the Barr Foundation to be administered by the Environment. The grant would fund a two-year, paid fellowship that provides recent college graduates from historically underrepresented communities with the professional experience, mentorship, and leadership development needed to launch careers in the environmental sector.

Timeline

  1. 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.