Cannabis Equity Program Accounting & Financial TA RFP
Description: The City of Boston is soliciting a vendor for accounting and financial technical assistance under its Cannabis Equity Program. The program provides contracted, personalized technical assistance to pre-certified and certified cannabis equity applicants, with accounting among the listed provider specialties. This is a services solicitation, not a grant program; the portal lists it as posted, with proposals due December 1, 2026, at noon Boston time.
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The City of Boston is soliciting a vendor for accounting and financial technical assistance under its Cannabis Equity Program. The program provides contracted, personalized technical assistance to pre-certified and certified cannabis equity applicants, with accounting among the listed provider specialties. This is a services solicitation, not a grant program; the portal lists it as posted, with proposals due December 1, 2026, at noon Boston time.
The Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion seeks competitive quotes from engineering professionals to provide tailored advice, services, and project support to cannabis businesses in the Boston Cannabis Equity Program. The selected vendor will provide one-on-one support to help program participants address industry-specific engineering challenges and design complexities. The support is intended to help mitigate risks and enhance operational success.
The City is seeking a vendor to provide architectural technical assistance under the Boston Cannabis Equity Program. The program connects pre-certified and certified cannabis-equity applicants with contracted architectural assistance; an earlier City-issued specification describes support such as facility design, zoning, security planning, environmental controls, accessibility, and sustainability. The supplier portal lists this event as open, with responses beginning October 19, 2026, and due December 1, 2026.
The Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion is seeking competitive quotes from vendors to provide tailored strategic marketing services and overall marketing support to cannabis equity businesses. The selected vendor is expected to provide comprehensive marketing support intended to support compliant marketing operations, increase brand awareness, drive customer engagement, and increase market share. This is an active services solicitation, not a grant program.
RFP documents & timeline
From the first pre-RFP signals to the published RFP and its files.
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Board meeting
538 days before RFP
The Cannabis Equity team awarded $190,000 in contracts to four technical-assistance providers for direct one-on-one support to pre-certified and certified equity applicants and businesses.
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Cannabis Equity by the numbers: The City of Boston is committed to ensuring equitable participation at all levels of the cannabis industry and provides financial and other assistance to help reach this goal. In FY25, the Cannabis Equity team accomplished the following: ● Expanding City Support to the Broader Cannabis Industry ○ Launching a centralized…
The Boston Cannabis Equity Fund was established to make resources and technical assistance available to Boston cannabis equity applicants and licensees.
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Boston Cannabis Equity Fund Project Mission The Boston Cannabis Equity Fund was established by the "Ordinance Establishing Equitable Regulation of the Cannabis Industry in the City of Boston." This fund will make resources and technical assistance available for equity applicants and licensees to establish and operate a cannabis business in the City of…
The Small Business Development Resource Program was proposed with a $250,000 budget for citywide small-business technical assistance focused on financial stability and capacity.
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Ballot Proposal 13 This proposal offers technical assistance in relevant subject matter areas to support small business entrepreneurship across Boston. The goal is to create greater financial stability and capacity for small business, which will ultimately benefits communities citywide. Resources will be made available through avenues that will attempt to…
External Oversight Board Meeting Minutes
Board meeting
242 days before RFP
The External Oversight Board recorded the Small Business Development Resource Program as an awarded FY26 project with $150,000 for Boston-wide small-business technical assistance, to be implemented through the Office of Small Business.
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The awarded projects, number of votes received, and lead implementing City Departments are: Proposal Title & Number of Votes Ballot Language Funding Department Immigrant Legal Defense Fund Votes: 3,733 This proposal provides grant funding for immigration legal services including consultations, application assistance, and legal representation for immigrants…
RFP published
CEP_WQC_Accounting___Financial_ServicesPDF
Proposals due (33 days left)
Boston Cannabis Equity Fund 638,692 62,277 475,000 950,000
