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GBM26-0043 • 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF JANUARY 16, 2026

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF JANUARY 16, 2026

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Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2026-01-23
Official status
Deemed Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information about the justification of each grant request or the impact on individual services.

FY 2026 Grant Budget Changes

This bill modifies the grant budget for fiscal year 2026 as requested by the Mayor.

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies the FY 2026 Federal Grant Budget based on requests from various agencies in the District of Columbia.

Who It Names or Affects

  • District of Columbia agencies that receive federal grants

Terms To Know

Grant Budget Modifications
Changes made to the budget for grant funding provided by the government.
Fiscal Year (FY)
A period of one year used for budgeting and financial reporting purposes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact impact on individual programs or services is not detailed in this summary.
  • It's unclear how these modifications will be implemented without further details from the Mayor’s office.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    GBM26-0043 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

  2. 2026-01-23 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 JANUARY 16, 2026

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MURIEL BO
WSER
MAYOR
January 23, 2026
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004-3001
Dear Ch
airman 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 con tact 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, C
hief 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
15th Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF JANUARY 16, 2026
The following are FY 2026 Federal Grant Budget Modifications:
Agency
Grant
Type Grant Name
Reason for
Request
Budget
Amount
FTE
Request
COVID
-Related
Child and
Family
Services
Agency Federal
RL0.Adoption and
Legal Guardianship
Incentive Payment Establishment $112,500.00 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
HC0. PDMP.Harold
Rogers Prescription
Drug Monitoring
Program (PDMP) Establishment $287,521.50 0.0 No
Office of the
State
Superintendent
of Education Federal
GD0.000RSA.STATE
ASSESSMENTS -
LEA Establishment $2,215,184.22 0.0 No
Department of
Insurance,
Securities, and
Banking Federal
SR0 - Expanding
Access to Women's
Health Establishment $598,295.75 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
HC0.PMNE.Pediatric
Mental Health New
Expansion Establishment $846,729.67 0.0 No
Department of
Aging and
Community
Living Federal
BY0.3F1717.
Preventive Health Establishment $98,940.56 0.0 No
District
Department of
Transportation Federal
District of Columbia
State Forest Action
Plan - UTR368 - 24 Establishment $185,000.00 0.0 No
District of
Columbia
Public Schools Federal
200454 -
GA0.00CCIG.
Connected
Communities
Initiative Grant Establishment $499,561.00 0.0 No
District
Department of
Transportation Federal
203409 - District of
Columbia Urban and
Community Forestry -
UTR358 Establishment $228,600.00 0.0 No