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Shannon Grant Award Letter FY21_Somerville PD-1 — File 211965
Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety
Initiative
March 26th, 2021
Somerville Police Department
Attn: Dorothy Cassesso
220 Washington Street
Somerville, MA 02143
FY2021 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative
The Metro Mayors Community Safety Initiative (CSI) has received a $651,525.80 Shannon Grant
award from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS).
The Somerville Police Department has been awarded $22,692.00 with a match requirement of
$5,612.00. In addition, the Somerville Police Department Junior Police Academy has been awarded
$2,910.00. Enclosed, please find a detailed breakdown of approved expenses. In order to be eligible
for reimbursement, approved expenses must take place within the following timeframe: January 12,
2021 and December 31, 2021. All partners are strongly encouraged to expend funds by November 15,
2021 to limit the possibility of unanticipated unspent grant funds.
Shannon Grant funds must be used in a manner consistent with the strategies and objectives outlined
in the FY2021 Metro Mayors CSI Shannon Grant application. If you would like to modify your plan
for Shannon-funded programming, please contact me at [email removed] as soon as possible. As
fiduciary, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) reserves the right to reject any
reimbursement request that does not comply with the grant requirements and/or guidelines.
Attached you will find a document containing a copy of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Standard Contract Form, EOPSS Office of Grants and Research General Subrecipient Grant
Conditions, and the Availability of Grant Funds for the 2021 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr.
Community Safety Initiative. Following your review of these documents, please sign and return the
FY2021 Metro Mayors CSI Shannon Grant Conditions Acknowledgement Form. This form shall be
signed by the highest ranking official in your department or organization, as well as your designated
contact person, and returned to me via email at [email removed] no later than March 31, 2021.
Thank you all for your work on the FY2021 application and your continued efforts within the Metro
Mayors communities. I look forward to another year of successful collaboration between the Metro
Mayors Shannon CSI and our prevention and law enforcement partners. Please do not hesitate to
contact me with any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Austin Murray
Metro Mayors Shannon Grant Program Manager
Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety
Initiative
cc: Sgt. Devin Schneider, Somerville Police Department