GBM26-0044 • 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF JANUARY 23, 2026

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Sponsor: at the request of the Mayor
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: Deemed Approved
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the budget modifications will be implemented or monitored, nor does it specify reductions or reallocations from other areas of the budget.

FY 2026 Grant Budget Changes

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

What This Bill Does

Adds grants for housing recovery programs in the Department of Housing and Community Development.
Includes a forestry grant for the District Department of Transportation to support forest health and urban areas.

Who It Names or Affects

The Mayor's office, which requested the budget modifications.
Various city agencies receiving new grants or funding adjustments.

Terms To Know

FTE: Full-Time Equivalent - a measure of workload in terms of the time required by one employee working full-time.
CDBG: Community Development Block Grant - federal funds used to address community development needs.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much funding is being reduced or reallocated from other areas.
It's unclear if there are any additional grants beyond those listed in the summary text.
No details on how these budget changes will be implemented or monitored.

Bill History

2026-02-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
GBM26-0044 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
2026-02-02 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 23, 2026

Current Bill Text

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MURIEL BO
WSER
MAYOR
February 2, 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
16th Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF JANUARY 23, 2026
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
Housing and
Community
Development Federal
202165 - CDBG
Recovery Housing
Program Establishment $1,637,131.00 0.0 No
Department of
Housing and
Community
Development Federal
202165 - CDBG
Recovery Housing
Program Establishment $1,634,036.00 0.0 No
District
Department of
Transportation Federal
203408 - District of
Columbia Cooperative
Forestry Consolidated
Payment Grant
Including Forest Health
and URB Establishment $353,000.00 0.0 No