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Press Release  Inspector General Issues Letter on MBTA’s Sponsorship Agreement with Nonprofit

For immediate release:
8/31/2023
  • Office of the Inspector General

Media Contact   for Inspector General Issues Letter on MBTA’s Sponsorship Agreement with Nonprofit

Carrie Kimball, Communications Officer

Phone

Call Carrie Kimball, Communications Officer at 617-722-8894

Boston, MA — The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued a letter to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) reviewing its contractual agreement with MassChallenge, Inc., a nonprofit organization that connects its sponsors with startup companies to work on innovative solutions to those sponsors’ perceived challenges. The OIG’s Internal Special Audit Unit (ISAU) initiated an investigation into the agreement after receiving an OIG hotline complaint.

The ISAU found that the MBTA did not have a clear objective in pursuing the sponsorship agreement with MassChallenge and did not appropriately oversee the contract and vendor by assigning a contract administrator. Furthermore, the ISAU found nothing to indicate that the MBTA followed through with its chosen startup to leverage the agreement’s anticipated benefits.

Read a PDF version of the letter.

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Media Contact   for Inspector General Issues Letter on MBTA’s Sponsorship Agreement with Nonprofit

Phone

Call Carrie Kimball, Communications Officer at 617-722-8894

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