GBM26-0030 • 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2025

Budget Education

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

Sponsor: at the request of the Mayor
Last action: 2025-10-28
Official status: Deemed Approved
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on taxpayer impacts or how the funds will be used beyond their stated purposes.

FY 2026 Grant Budget Changes

This bill modifies the grant budget for fiscal year 2026 to include new funding requests from various District of Columbia agencies.

What This Bill Does

Adds grants to the FY 2026 budget for different reasons like supporting education and health services.
Includes a request for $41,422 to hire an Arabic teacher at DC Public Schools.
Requests $180,000 from Klingenstein Foundation for DCRC programs at DC Public Schools.
Asks for federal grants totaling over $2 million to help with public health issues and training.

Who It Names or Affects

District of Columbia agencies like the Department of Health and District of Columbia Public Schools.

Terms To Know

Grant: Money given by the government or other organizations for specific projects or services.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact impact on taxpayers is not detailed.
It does not specify how these grants will be used beyond mentioning their purpose.

Bill History

2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
GBM26-0030 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the Whole

Official Summary Text

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2025

Current Bill Text

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MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 28, 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:
Pursuant to section 446B of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved October 16, 2006
(120 Stat. 2040; D.C. Official Code§ 1-204.46b), I am submitting for review and approval by the
Council of the District of Columbia the enclosed FY 2026 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.
Enclosure
cc: Nyasha Smith, 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
2nd Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2025
The following are FY 2026 Federal and Private Grant Budget Modifications:
Agency
Grant
Type Grant Name
Reason for
Request
Budget
Amount
FTE
Request
COVID
-Related
District of
Columbia
Public Schools Private QFI.Arabic Teacher Establishment $41,422.00 0.0 No
District of
Columbia
Public Schools Private
GA0.FY26 DCRC
Klingenstein Establishment $180,000.00 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
HCO.8200.51ADAP
Shortfall Relief Establishment $1,155,792.00 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
HCO.H5N1.Public
Health Crisis Response
Grant Establishment $1,207,781.60 0.0 No
Department of
Health Private
HC0.MARC.Mid-
Atlantic-Regional-
Public-Health-Training
Center Establishment $7,500.00 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
HC0.21IVHS.
Integrated Viral
Hepatitis Surveillance Establishment $308,515.48 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
HC0.21PCHD.
Increase and Improve
Syndemics in DC Establishment $380,267.73 0.0 No