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Committee Reviews $800,000 USDA Grant to Expand PowerCorps Urban Forestry Training
Summary
The committee heard from the Office of Workforce Development and PowerCorps staff about an $800,000 USDA urban and community forestry grant (Docket 0395) to fund a 10‑month training program for young adults and boost city tree canopy; staff warned the award may be at risk pending federal funding decisions.
Councilor Gabriela Colette Zapata convened discussion of Docket 0395 on April 7, a message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend $800,000 in a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture passed through the CORE Network to the Office of Workforce Development.
Joseph Lee (chief of staff — as introduced to the committee) and program staff described how the funds would support PowerCorps, a 10‑month "learn-and-earn" green-industry workforce development program for young adults ages 18–30. The program provides a stipend, career-readiness instruction, and industry-specific training tracks including urban…
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