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Council suspends rules and passes six federal Title III grants totaling $4.66 million for Age Strong programs
Summary
The City Council unanimously suspended rules and passed six grants (dockets 1777–1782) totaling $4,656,979 to fund nutrition, supportive, caregiver, ombudsman, administration and disease-prevention services administered by the Age Strong Commission.
The Boston City Council voted to suspend the rules and pass six mayoral messages authorizing the city to accept and expend federal fiscal year 2026 Title III grants—administered through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs—to support services for older adults administered by the Age Strong Commission.
Councilor Murphy, chair of the Committee on Strong Women, Families, and Communities, summarized the grants and asked colleagues to suspend and pass the dockets so the funds could be deployed. The six awards total $4,656,979 and cover: Title III-C nutrition services ($2,316,369); Title III-B supportive services ($1,007,829); Title III-E family caregiver support ($540,791); Title III-A area plan administration ($470,366); Title III-ombudsman ($177,619); and Title III-D disease prevention and health promotion ($84,002).
Murphy said Age Strong and its staff previously testified at hearings about the programs and their community impact, and that Age Strong staff (identified in committee testimony as Emily and Denise) will provide a one‑page summary to Council on program details upon request. Councilor Durkin, among others, spoke in support of prompt passage.
Clerk and roll calls recorded the suspension and individual passage of each docket (1777–1782) by voice votes followed by clerical confirmation; each docket was approved in sequence.
The grants will fund nutrition services, home-based support, caregiver services, consumer protection through ombudsman programs, program administration, and disease-prevention activities for older adults in Boston. The Age Strong Commission will administer the funds.
