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Mayor's directive

Authorize grant funds for 40-hour CIT training

Last activity July 23, 2026 (about 2 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    July 16, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The Mayor transmitted an order to accept and expend a grant of $240,806.50 from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for the Boston Police Department. The funds would implement a 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team training program under the Bureau of Professional Standards, to be administered upon approval by the City Council and subject to applicable law.

Affects Boston Police Department officers

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Official title

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Forty Thousand Eight Hundred Six Dollars and Fifty Cents ($240,806.50) in the form of a grant, the FY27 DMH CIT-TTAC Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund the implementation of 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for officers under the umbrella of the Bureau of Professional Standards.

Timeline

  1. July 22, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice.

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, July 22, 2026