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GBM26-0047 • 2025

FY 2026 Grant Budget Modification as of February 13, 2026

FY 2026 Grant Budget Modification as of February 13, 2026

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Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2026-02-20
Official status
Deemed Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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 a new grant of $123,944.00 for the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education from the Gates Foundation.
  • Includes a federal Technology Innovation Grant of $15,924.62 for the State Superintendent of Education.
  • Increases funding by $846,729.67 for pediatric mental health services through the Department of Health.
  • Adds a small amount of $313.79 to support pregnancy risk assessment monitoring in the Department of Health.
  • Provides $67,059.55 from federal funds for children's justice programs at Child and Family Services Agency.
  • Allocates $843,245.00 for family preservation services through a federal grant.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government agencies that receive grants.
  • Grantees who will benefit from the new or expanded funding.

Terms To Know

Grant
Money given by a government agency to support specific projects or services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how these grants will be used beyond their general purpose.
  • Details about the specific projects and services that will receive this funding are not provided.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the Whole

  2. 2026-02-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    GBM26-0047 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

FY 2026 Grant Budget Modification as of February 13, 2026

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
MURIEL BO
WSER
MAYOR
February 19, 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
19th Passive
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF FEBRUARY 13, 2026
The following are FY 2026 Federal and Private Grant Budget Modifications:
Agency
Grant
Type Grant Name
Reason for
Request
Budget
Amount
FTE
Request
COVID
-Related
Office of the
Deputy Mayor
for Education Private
203412 - GW0.Gates
Foundation Grant Establishment $123,944.00 0.0 No
Office of the
State
Superintendent
of Education Federal
202773 - GD0.000TIG.
Technology Innovation
Grant (Training and
Technology Assistance Establishment $15,924.62 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
201696 -
HC0.PMNE.Pediatric
Mental Health New
Expansion Establishment $846,729.67 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
200839 -
HC0.PRMS.Pregnancy
Risk Assessment
Monitoring System Establishment $313.79 0.0 No
Child and
Family
Services
Agency Federal
RL0.Children's Justice
Grant Establishment $67,059.55 0.0 No
Child and
Family
Services
Agency Federal
RL0.Family
Preservation Establishment $843,245.00 0.0 No
Child and
Family
Services
Agency Federal
201267 -
RL0.PCDRL0.P-Card
RL0 Establishment $46,739.57 0.0 No