2 results for “rural economic development” · proposal

• 2026-0762: Councilor Worrell called Docket #0762, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in the form of a grant, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant would fund services to underserved populations in the most difficult-to-reach areas, both urban and rural, through free basic tax return preparation for qualified individuals, from the Committee on Labor and Economic Development. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.

  Apr 1, 2026

  ·Boston, MA

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• 25-0344: A resolution approving and providing for the execution of a proposed Grant Agreement between the City and County of Denver and the United States of America Department of Labor (DOL) concerning the “DOL Building Pathways to Infrastructure H-1B Job Training Grant” program and the funding therefor. Approves a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration for $6,250,000.00 and a term ending on 09-30-2029 to allow Denver Economic Development & Opportunity to receive $5 million in U.S. Department of Labor H-1B funds for the training and employment of residents of the City and County of Denver and the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium, citywide (OEDEV-202578279). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 5-12-2025. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-19-2025.