KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to District of Columbia

GBM26-0026 • 2025

FY 2025 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2025

FY 2025 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2025

Budget Children Education Taxes
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-10-15
Official status
Deemed Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on how the grants are funded, nor does it specify potential impacts on taxpayers or residents.

FY 2025 Grant Budget Changes

This bill modifies the grant budget for fiscal year 2025 to include new funding requests from various District of Columbia agencies.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a Home Visiting Grant Program for the Department of Health, funded at $1,230.00.
  • Includes an Impact Aid Revenue Establishment for DC Public Schools, with a budget of $55,338.26.
  • Establishes funding for the Joy Evans TRC program under Parks and Recreation, totaling $2,414,759.00.
  • Adds a Refugee Minor grant for the Department of Human Services, funded at $240,463.23.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia agencies receiving new grants.

Terms To Know

Grant
Money given by the government or other organizations to support specific projects or activities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how these grants will be funded.
  • It is unclear what specific services or programs will be affected by these budget changes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    GBM26-0026 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

  2. 2025-10-15 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 MODIFICATIONS AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
MURIELBOWSER,MAYOR
October15,2025
The HonorablePhilMendelson
Chairman,
Councilofthe DistrictofColumbia
1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW, Suite504
Washington,DC 20004-3001
DearChairmanMendelson:
Pursuanttosection446BoftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2040;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.46b),IamsubmittingforreviewandapprovalbytheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiatheenclosedFY2026GrantBudgetModifications.
Asalways,mystaffisavailabletodiscussanyquestionsyoumayhaveregardingtheproposedbudgetmodifications.Inordertofacilitatearesponsetoanyquestionsregardingthemodifications,pleasehaveyourstaffcontactJasonKim,DeputyBudgetDirector,OfficeoftheCityAdministrator,at(202)340-7070.
‘Thankyouforyourassistanceinthismatter.
Sincerely,
Enclosure
cc: Nyasha Smith, Secretaryto theCouncil of theDistrictof Columbia
Glen Lee, Chief FinancialOfficer
Angell Jacobs,Deputy Chief FinancialOfficerand Chief of Staff,Office of the Chief
FinancialOfficer
EricM.Cannady,DeputyChiefFinancialOfficer,OfficeofBudgetandPlanning
34th Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FY 2025 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2025
The following are FY 2025 Federal Grant Budget Modifications:
Agency
Grant
Type Grant Name
Reason for
Request
Budget
Amount
FTE
Request
COVID
-Related
Department of
Health Federal
HC0.HVIS.Home
Visiting Grant Program Establishment $1,230.00 0.0 No
District of
Columbia
Public Schools Federal Impact Aid Revenue Establishment $55,338.26 0.0 No
Department of
Parks and
Recreation Federal
101167 - HA0.Joy
Evans TRC Establishment $2,414,759.00 0.0 No
Department of
Human
Services Federal
JA0.RLRM.Refugee
Minor Establishment $240,463.23 0.0 No