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GBM26-0035 • 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2025

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Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-11-21
Official status
Deemed Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on the exact impact of the modifications or how funds will be used beyond establishing grant amounts.

Changes to the FY 2026 Grant Budget

This bill modifies the Federal Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 by adding or adjusting certain grant amounts for various agencies.

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies the budget for grants given in fiscal year 2026.
  • Includes changes to grants related to police departments and criminal history programs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department
  • Agencies receiving federal grants in the District of Columbia

Terms To Know

FTE
Full-Time Equivalent, a way to measure staffing levels.
Grant Budget Modifications
Changes made to the budget for grants given by the government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact impact of these modifications on agency operations is not detailed.
  • Does not specify how funds will be used beyond establishing grant amounts.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    GBM26-0035 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

  2. 2025-11-21 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 19, 2025

Current Bill Text

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MU
RIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
November 21, 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: Nyash a Smith, Secretary to the Council of the District of Columbia
Gl
en 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
7th Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2025
The following are FY 2026 Federal Grant Budget Modifications:
Agency
Grant
Type Grant Name
Reason for
Request
Budget
Amount
FTE
Request
COVID
-Related
Metropolitan
Police
Department Federal
FA0.COPS LEMHWA -
FY21 Establishment $99,304.20 0.0 No
Metropolitan
Police
Department Federal
FA0.COPS Hiring
Program - FY22 Establishment $383,754.69 0.0 No
Metropolitan
Police
Department Federal
FA0.National Criminal
History Improvement
Program - FY23 Establishment $297,332.38 0.0 No
Metropolitan
Police
Department Federal
FA0.COPS LEMHWA -
FY23 Establishment $7,800.00 0.0 No