Legislation Details

File #: 2026-0688    Version: 1
Type: Mayor Order Status: Passed
File created: 3/26/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/1/2026 Final action: 4/1/2026
Title: Order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) in the form of a grant, Local Food Policy Grant, awarded by MA Department of Agricultural Resources to be administered by the Office of Food Justice. The grant would fund a food working group of Boston-based anchor institutions with Boston Public Schools to build shared commitment to values-based food purchasing, food recovery, develop a baseline of procurement data, and develop a process to track shared food purchasing metrics and goals.
Attachments: 1. Local Food Policy Grant

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Order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) in the form of a grant, Local Food Policy Grant, awarded by MA Department of Agricultural Resources to be administered by the Office of Food Justice. The grant would fund a food working group of Boston-based anchor institutions with Boston Public Schools to build shared commitment to values-based food purchasing, food recovery, develop a baseline of procurement data, and develop a process to track shared food purchasing metrics and goals.