Mayor's directive
Authorize $100,000 Sports and Entertainment Events Grant
Last activity May 21, 2026 (4 months ago)
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Introduced
May 18, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City of Boston would accept and expend a $100,000 Sports and Entertainment Events Fund grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Economic Development. The funds would support six watch parties on City property, featuring live broadcasts, family programming, and opportunities for local small businesses as food vendors. The actions were approved by the City Council on May 20, 2026.
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Official title
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the form of a grant, Sports and Entertainment Events Fund Grant, awarded by MA Executive Office of Economic Development to be administered by the Office of Tourism. The grant would fund the City’s plans to activate neighborhoods through watch parties that reflect the diversity and spirit of our communities. Each will feature a live match broadcast, family and youth-oriented programming, and opportunities for local small businesses to participate as food vendors. Watch parties are tentative pending match-up finalization. All watch parties will be held on City of Boston property. The City plans to host 6 watch parties, supported by this grant.
Timeline
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May 20, 2026
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
City Council
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), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).