Mayor's directive
Approve $225,125 Digital Equity Grant Funds
Last activity July 23, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
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Introduced
July 16, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City of Boston received a grant totaling $225,125.11 from the U.S. Treasury, passed through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, to be managed by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The funds support residents who cannot afford broadband or devices or lack digital skills, with the city to accept and expend the grant for digital equity projects.
Affects Boston residents without affordable broadband internet or digital literacy
Now with the Committee on City Services
About Technology & Privacy and Budget & Finance
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and Eleven Cents ($225,125.11) in the form of a grant, the MBI Digital Equity Partnership Program, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury, passed through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The grant would fund services and support for residents of the Commonwealth who cannot afford broadband service and/or internet connected devices or lack the digital literacy skills needed to utilize the internet.
Timeline
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July 22, 2026
Referred to
City Council
Referred to the Committee on City Services.