Matters ▸ Attachment
Shannon Grant Award FY23_Somerville PD 1 — File 23-0846
Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety
Initiative
February 22, 2023
Somerville Police Department
Attn: Dorothy Cassesso
220 Washington Street
Somerville, MA 02143
2023 Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative Award Letter
The Metro Mayors Community Safety Initiative (CSI) has received a $757,147.86 Shannon Grant
award from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS).
The Somerville Police Department has been awarded $24,117.07 with a match requirement of
$8,039.02. Enclosed, please find a detailed budget breakdown of approved expenses. In order to be
eligible for reimbursement, approved expenses must take place within the following timeframe: January
12th, 2023, and December 31, 2023. All partners are strongly encouraged to expend funds in a timely
manner 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 2023 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 2023 Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr.
Community Safety Initiative. Following your review of these documents, please sign and return the
2023 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 10, 2023.
Thank you all for your work on the 2023 application and your continued efforts within the Metro
Mayors communities. I look forward to another year of successful collaboration between the Metro
Mayors CSI and our prevention and law enforcement partners. Please do not hesitate to contact me
with any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Rosemary Volinski
Metro Mayors Shannon Grant CSI Program Manager