Annual Budget
About
The annual state budget that funds the work of the Commonwealth's government, follows the fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). The process includes the Massachusetts Governor proposing the annual budget, and then their Administration and Legislature working together to get it passed and signed into law.
Massachusetts Budget Process Graphic (MAPC)
Learn About the Budget Process Timeline
Budget Key Terms and Acronyms (Terminology)
Current Session | Annual Budget
Shannon Grant
About
The Shannon Community Safety Initiative (Shannon Grant) is a statewide grant program supporting youth and gang violence prevention initiatives, including law enforcement, outreach, youth development, case management, mentoring, and employment. MAPC serves as program manager for a regional Shannon Grant serving eight Inner Core communities. Shannon was slow to recover from the cutbacks of the Great Recession, but after several years of increases, we are close to recovering the lost revenue and will continue with that high watermark as a goal.
Current Session | Shannon Grant
- MAPC is requesting an increase to $13.4 million in the FY26 budget.
MAPC's Shannon Grant Fact Sheet
DLTA
About
District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) is a statewide program that enables the 13 Regional Planning Agencies (RPAs) to provide technical assistance to member cities and towns in a variety of areas. This is the single largest source of funding for technical assistance to cities and towns, so it is always a critical line item for MAPC and the other regional planning agencies in the Commonwealth. MAPC is pursuing an increase in funding for this program in the next fiscal year due to the increasing asks that RPAs are receiving for technical assistance and a wide array of needs for technical assistance.
Current Session | DLTA
- MAPC is requesting an increase to $4 million for DLTA for FY26
Read the MAPC Fact Sheet