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GBM26-0033 • 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2025

Budget
Active

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Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-11-07
Official status
Deemed Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill text does not provide details about the exact impact of these budget changes, nor does it specify future funding beyond FY 2026.

FY 2026 Budget Changes for Grants

This bill modifies the budget to add new grant funding for specific programs in the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Includes a grant for victim services and justice grants under Title II, adding $600,407.00.
  • Adds another grant for delinquency prevention under Title V, with an amount of $1,091,248.33.
  • Establishes a hospice care grant through the Department of Health, providing $75,000.00.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government agencies receiving grants.
  • Victim services and justice programs in the District.
  • Delinquency prevention initiatives in the District.
  • Hospice care providers in the District.

Terms To Know

FO0.DC Title II Formula Grant
A federal grant for victim services and justice programs based on specific formulas.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact impact of these budget changes is not detailed in the provided information.
  • It's unclear how many people or organizations will be directly affected by each grant modification.
  • No details are given about future funding beyond FY 2026.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    GBM26-0033 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

  2. 2025-11-07 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 NOVEMBER 6, 2025

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MUR
IEL BOWSER
MAYOR
November 7, 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.
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
5th Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2025
The following are FY 2026 Federal Grant Budget Modifications:
Agency
Grant
Type Grant Name
Reason for
Request
Budget
Amount
FTE
Request
COVID
-Related
Office of
Victim
Services and
Justice Grants Federal
FO0.DC Title II
Formula Grant Establishment $600,407.00 0.0 No
Office of
Victim
Services and
Justice Grants Federal
FO0.Title V
Delinquency Grant Establishment $1,091,248.33 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
202736 - HC0.Impact
Hospice Grant Establishment $75,000.00 0.0 No