Councilor Santana called Docket #1678, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-One Dollars ($288,221.00) in the form of a grant, the FY25 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program, awarded by United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund two Criminalist positions, overtime, lab supplies, equipment, and continuing education expenses, from the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.

2026-1678 · Mayor Order · Passed

Timeline

• Sep 16, 2026: Referred to (City Council)
• Sep 23, 2026: The report was accepted; the order was passed. (City Council)