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Requesting acceptance of a $11,000 grant with no new match required, from Tufts' Tisch Community Research Center to the Health & Human Services Department for a comprehensive food system assessment.
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To the Honorable Board:
I respectfully request that your Honorable Board accept a grant of $11,000.00 From Tisch Community Research Center at Tufts University to the Health & Human Services Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. Matching funds totaling $6,250.00 have already been appropriated by your Honorable Board. The purpose of this grant is to pay for the initial steps of a collaborative city-wide comprehensive food system assessment.
My staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank your for your consideration of this item.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor