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GBM26-0009 • 2025

FY 2025 Grant Budget Modification as of February 20, 2025

FY 2025 Grant Budget Modification as of February 20, 2025

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Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-02-26
Official status
Deemed Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how residents are affected or specify FTE requests for any of the grants.

FY 2025 Grant Budget Changes

This bill modifies the FY 2025 grant budget as requested by the Mayor.

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies the FY 2025 Federal Grant Budget to include new grants for various agencies.
  • Includes a $112,500 grant for Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments from the Child and Family Services Agency.
  • Adds a $20,200 grant for Adult Protective Services from the Department of Aging and Community Living.
  • Establishes two HAVA Election Security Grants totaling $1,133,928.49 for the Board of Elections.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia's agencies that receive federal grants.

Terms To Know

HAVA
Help America Vote Act, a law to improve the administration of elections in the United States.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much funding is available for each grant beyond what is listed.
  • It's unclear what specific services will be funded by the grants beyond their general descriptions.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    GBM26-0009 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

  2. 2025-02-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the Whole

Official Summary Text

FY 2025 Grant Budget Modification as of February 20, 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
MURIEL
BOWSER
MAYOR
February 26, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004-3001
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
As required by the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, approved September
26, 2024 (P.L. No. 118-83) I am submitting for consideration by the Council of the District of
Columbia the enclosed FY 2025 Grant Budget Modifications.
As always, my staff is available to discuss any questions you may have regarding the proposed
budget modifications. In order to facilitate a response to any questions regarding the modifications,
please have your staff contact Jason Kim, Deputy Budget Director, Office of the City
Administrator, at (202) 340-7070.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
Mayor of the District of Columbia
Enclosure
cc: Nyasha S mith, Secretary to the Council of the District of Columbia
Glen Lee
, Chief Financial Officer
Angell Jacobs, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer
Eric M. Cannady, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of Budget and Planning
17th Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FY 2025 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The following are FY 2025 Federal Grant Budget Modifications:
Agency
Grant
Type Grant Name
Reason for
Request
Budget
Amount
FTE
Request
COVID
-Related
Child and
Family
Services
Agency Federal
RL0.Adoption and Legal
Guardianship Incentive
Payments Establishment $112,500.00 0.0 No
Department of
Aging and
Community
Living Federal
BY0.DCEJAP.Adult
Protective Services Establishment $20,200.00 0.0 No
Board of
Elections Federal
DL0.HAVA22.2022
HAVA Election Security
Grant Establishment $20,861.54 0.0 No
Board of
Elections Federal
DL0.HAVA24.2024
HAVA Election Security
Grant Establishment $1,013,066.95 0.0 No