GBM26-0031 • 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2025

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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 detailed information on the purpose of each grant or whether FTEs are added. The candidate explanation includes claims that cannot be verified from the provided official summary and bill text.

FY 2026 Grant Budget Changes

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

What This Bill Does

Adds new grants for different departments and programs in the District of Columbia, including health, forensic sciences, education, energy, and environment projects.

Who It Names or Affects

City agencies such as the Department of Health, Forensic Sciences, Education, Energy and Environment

Terms To Know

FTE: Full-Time Equivalent - a measure used to represent the workload of an employee.
Grant: Money given by a government or organization for a specific purpose, such as funding projects or programs.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much money will be saved or gained from these changes.
It is unclear if there are any restrictions on how the grant funds can be used beyond what is stated in the budget modifications.

Bill History

2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
GBM26-0031 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

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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
3rd Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM
BIA
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
Department of
Health Federal
HC0.Carbon Monoxide
Poison Prevention Establishment $59,386.00 0.0 No
Department of
Forensic
Sciences Federal
FR0.Forensic DNA
Program Establishment $196,845.00 0.0 No
Department of
Forensic
Sciences Federal
FR0.Forensic DNA
Program Establishment $650,000.00 2.0 No
Department of
Forensic
Sciences Federal
FR0.Forensic DNA
Program Establishment $600,000.00 2.0 No
Office of the
State
Superintendent
of Education Federal
GD0.000EAH.Title I -
LEA (Public Charter
Schools) Establishment $2,234,242.01 0.0 No
Department of
Energy and
Environment Federal
25SCBG.Specialty
Crop Block Grant-Farm
Bill Establishment $163,402.36 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
HC0.32MRCG.
MRC STTRONG
GRANT Establishment $658,382.73 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
HC0.PCHD.
Increase and Improve
Syndemics in DC Establishment $45,623.74 0.0 No
Department of
Health Private
HC0.Shellfish Training
Requests Establishment $7,101.00 0.0 No