FY 2025 Grant Budget Modification as of January 10, 2025

Plain English Breakdown

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FY 2025 Grant Budget Changes

This bill modifies the FY 2025 grant budget for various government agencies in Washington D.C., adding funds and establishing new grants.

What This Bill Does

• Adds $4,998,859 to fund a federal preschool program run by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
• Provides $914,332 to support child care development matching grants for the same office.
• Allocates $2,157,182 for state assessments in local education agencies.
• Includes $600,407 for a DC Title II formula grant managed by Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants.
• Increases funding by $410,448 to improve syndemics (co-occurring health conditions) in D.C. through the Department of Health.
• Allocates $796,137 for an Incent Child Support Incentive Grant managed by the Office of the Attorney General.
• Provides $627,685 for a Forensic DNA Program run by the Department of Forensic Sciences.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Mayor's office
• Various government agencies including education, victim services, health, and forensic sciences departments

Terms To Know

FTE

Full-Time Equivalent - a measure of workload in terms of the time required by one employee working full-time.

LEA

Local Education Agency - an administrative unit responsible for providing public education within its jurisdiction.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much funding is requested or allocated to each grant beyond the amounts listed.
• It's unclear what specific changes will be made in response to comments from the Committee of the Whole.

Official Summary Text

FY 2025 Grant Budget Modification as of January 10, 2025

Current Bill Text

MURIELBOWSERMAYOR
January21,2025
TheHonorablePhilMendelson
Chairman,
CounciloftheDistrictof Columbia
1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW, Suite504
Washington,DC 20004-3001
DearChairmanMendelson:
AsrequiredbytheContinuingAppropriationsandExtensionsAct,2025,approvedSeptember
26,2024(P.L.No.118-83)|amsubmittingforconsiderationbytheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiatheenclosedFY2025GrantBudgetModifications.
Asalways,mystaffisavailabletodiscussanyquestionsyoumayhaveregardingtheproposedbudgetmodifications.Inordertofacilitatearesponsetoanyquestionsregardingthemodifications,pleasehaveyourstaffcontactJasonKim,DeputyBudgetDirector,OfficeoftheCityAdministrator,at(202)340-7070.
‘Thankyouforyourassistanceinthismatter.
Mayokofthe
Enclosure

ce: NyashaSmith,SecretarytotheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiaGlenLee,ChiefFinancialOfficerAngellJacobs,DeputyChiefFinancialOfficerandChiefofStaff,OfficeoftheChiefFinancialOfficer
EricM.Cannady,DeputyChiefFinancialOfficer,OfficeofBudgetandPlanning,
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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FY 2025 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF JANUARY 10, 2025

The following are FY 2025 Federal Grant Budget Modifications:

Agency
Grant
Type Grant Name
Reason for
Request
Budget
Amount
FTE
Request

COVID -
Related
Office of the State
Superintendent of
Education Federal
Preschool -
Discretionary Establishment $4,998,859.00 5.0 No
Office of the State
Superintendent of
Education Federal
Child Care
Development -
Matching Establishment $914,332.35 0.0 No
Office of the State
Superintendent of
Education Federal
State Assessments -
LEA Establishment $2,157,181.68 0.0 No
Office of Victim
Services and Justice
Grants Federal
DC Title II Formula
Grant Establishment $600,407.00 0.0 No
Department of Health Federal
Increase and
Improve Syndemics
in DC Establishment $410,447.53 0.0 No
Office of the Attorney
General of the District
of Columbia Federal
Incent Child
Support Incentive
Grant Establishment $796,137.00 5.0 No
Department of Forensic
Sciences Federal

FR0.Forensic DNA
Program Establishment $627,685.00 0.0 No