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Cannabis Equity Program Strategic Marketing TA RFP

Description: 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.

Buyer: City of Boston
City · MA, US
Released: Oct 19, 2026
Closes: Dec 1, 2026(33 days left)

RFP documents & timeline

From the first pre-RFP signals to the published RFP and its files.

1 file available

Board meeting
Apr 29, 2025
538 days before RFP
OEOI reported awarding $190,000 in contracts for direct one-on-one support to cannabis-equity applicants and businesses and a $350,000 grant to eligible equity 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…
Economic Opportunity & Inclusion Cabinet Budget Hearing
Board meeting · Apr 29, 2025
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Board meeting
Apr 30, 2026
172 days before RFP
OEOI awarded $280,000 in FY26 contracts to five providers for direct one-to-one support to cannabis equity applicants.
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The Cannabis Industry Development team remains committed to ensuring equitable participation at all levels of the Cannabis Industry to provide technical assistance and opportunities for financial assistance. In FY26, we launched a centralized cannabis hub website shifting from a business-only model to team uh the team awarded 280,000 in contracts to five…
Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means Budget Hearing
Board meeting · Apr 30, 2026
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RFP published
Oct 19, 2026
- Boston Cannabis Equity Program Strategic Marketing Technical AssistanceZIP
Proposals due Dec 1, 2026 (33 days left)

Key Contacts on this RFP

Decision makers connected to this RFP from City of Boston.

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Rosemary Chung-DellActing Deputy Director of Real Estate Management and Sales

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