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MMC Shannon Grant Documents — File 26-0271
Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative
February 4, 2026
Somerville Police Department
Attn: Dorothy Cassesso
220 Washington Street
Somerville, MA 02143
2026 Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative Award Letter
The Metro Mayors Community Safety Initiative (CSI) has received a $587,258.05 Shannon Grant award
from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS).
The Somerville Police Department has been awarded $22,800.08 with a match requirement of $5,720.02.
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: February 2, 2026, and
November 30th, 2026. If you intend to spend funds after November 30th, 2026, please submit a request via
email prior to November 1st, 2026 for review. Approvals will be made on a case-by-case basis. 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 2026 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 2026 Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative.
Following your review of these documents, please sign and return the 2026 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 February 13, 2026.
Thank you all for your work on the 2026 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,
Jenifer Wallitsch
Metro Mayors Shannon Grant CSI Program Manager
Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative
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Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative
2026 Metro Mayors CSI Shannon Grant Award Terms & Conditions
Memorandum of Understanding
On behalf of
__________ (city/town/organization), I have
received, read, and agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the following documents related to my
municipality/organization’s 2026 Metro Mayors CSI (Community Safety Initiative) Shannon Grant
Award:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Standard Contract Form (Attachment 1)
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) - Office of Grants and Research General
Subrecipient Grant Conditions (Attachment 2)
Availability of Grant Funds for the 2026 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety
Initiative (Attachment 3)
I also acknowledge and agree to the following provisions:
1) Each partner of the Metro Mayors CSI must designate a contact person. This person must
attend the Initiative’s collaboration meetings.
2) Each partner must complete all reports required by EOPSS and meet all deadlines set by MAPC
for these reports. This includes, but is not limited to:
a.
Quarterly Financial Reports
b. Biannual Programmatic Reports
3) Police departments receiving Shannon CSI funding must:
a.
Participate and submit case-specific information on officer administration of
Narcan/Naloxone using a reporting tool as determined by EOPSS.
b. Contribute daily crime data to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fusion Center’s
Coplink.
c.
Report their crime data on a monthly basis (at a minimum) to the Crime Reporting Unit
of the Massachusetts State Police. Departments with a record management system that is
capable of generating National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data must
submit crime data to the Crime Reporting Unit only in this format.
*In addition, departments that maintain a juvenile lockup must submit monthly juvenile
lockup data to the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services via CJIS/LEAPS.
4) Each partner must ensure that all reimbursement requests submitted to MAPC are for approved
expenses as detailed in their Award Letter or any subsequent EOPSS/MAPC approved budgets
for their city/town/organization. All requests must be accompanied by appropriate backup
documentation including detailed payroll documentation, invoices, proof of payment and/or
receipts. All purchases made with Shannon CSI funding must be made in accordance with State
Somerville Police Department
2026 Metro Mayors CSI Shannon Grant Award Terms & Conditions
Memorandum of Understanding
procurement law (M.G.L. Ch. 30B) and supporting documentation demonstrating compliance
must be made available to MAPC upon request.
a.
At a minimum, requests for reimbursement of approved expenses must be submitted to
MAPC on a quarterly basis, subject to EOPSS’ quarterly report deadlines. In order to be
eligible for reimbursement, approved expenses must take place within the following
timeframe: February 2, 2026, and November 30th, 2026. If you intend to spend funds
after November 30th, 2026, please submit a request via email prior to this date for review.
Approvals will be made on a case-by-case basis.
5) Funds for projects and services provided through the Shannon CSI must supplement, not
supplant, other state or local funding sources.
a.
Supplanting is defined as a reduction of local funds for an activity specifically because
State funds are available (or expected to be available) to fund that same activity.
6) Each partner who wishes to amend their approved 2026 budget must complete and submit a
budget revision request in writing to the Shannon CSI Program Manager before November 1,
2026. The Shannon CSI Program Manager will then review the submission and submit the
request to the EOPSS.
7) Partners must cooperate with the implementation of the individual risk assessment tool and
comply to the greatest extent possible with additional requests from the Local Action Research
Partner (LARP).