City Council, August 25, 2026
Votes on Acceptance of $12,855,000 Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for Boston Skilled Trades Initiative
What happened
This was a Boston City Council Committee on Labor and Economic Development hearing (docket 1391) on accepting a $12,855,000 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund the Boston Skilled Trades Initiative administered by the Office of Workforce Development in partnership with Bos…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 25, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 1
Acceptance of $12,855,000 Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for Boston Skilled Trades Initiative
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend $12,855,000 in grant funds from Bloomberg Philanthropies, administered by the Office of Workforce Development to fund the Skilled Trades Initiative in partnership with Boston Public Schools and Madison Park. Sponsored by Mayor...
Meeting Summary
This was a Boston City Council Committee on Labor and Economic Development hearing (docket 1391) on accepting a $12,855,000 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund the Boston Skilled Trades Initiative administered by the Office of Workforce Development in partnership with Bos…
Key Decisions (1)
Acceptance of $12,855,000 Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for Boston Skilled Trades Initiative
Market Signals (3)
Labor
Strong and growing demand for skilled trades workers in Greater…
Labor
The initiative targets 100 registered apprenticeship seats per year in…
Sentiment
City workforce officials note a $90M Bloomberg national skilled-trades program…
Who Spoke (14)
On the record: the chair, 3 councilmembers, 2 staff members, 2 witnesses, and 4 members of the public.
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