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GBM26-0037 • 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 4, 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 4, 2025

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Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-12-05
Official status
Deemed Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Changes to the FY 2026 Grant Budget

This bill modifies the District of Columbia's grant budget for fiscal year 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies the Federal Grant Budget for the Department of Employment Services in Fiscal Year 2026.
  • Includes a new COVID-related grant called 'CF0.EUFPUC' with an amount of $553,598.45.
  • Does not add any full-time employees (FTE) to support this grant.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia
  • Department of Employment Services

Terms To Know

Grant Budget
Money set aside for specific projects or programs funded by grants.
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)
A measure used to represent the workload of an employee in terms of full-time employment.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how other departments or agencies will be affected.
  • It is unclear what specific activities the new grant funds will support beyond establishing a COVID-related program.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    GBM26-0037 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

  2. 2025-12-05 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 DECEMBER 4, 2025

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MUR
IEL BOWSER
MAYOR
December 5, 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
9th Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 4, 2025
The following are FY 2026 Federal Grant Budget Modifications:
Agency
Grant
Type Grant Name
Reason for
Request
Budget
Amount
FTE
Request
COVID
-Related
Department of
Employment
Services Federal
CF0.EUFPUC COVID
Grant Establishment $553,598.45 0.0 Yes