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GBM26-0052 • 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF APRIL 22, 2026

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF APRIL 22, 2026

Budget
Active

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Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2026-05-01
Official status
Deemed Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about individual grants or their amounts beyond listing them in a table format without further explanation.

FY 2026 Grant Budget Changes

This bill modifies the grant budget for fiscal year 2026 based on requests from government agencies.

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies the FY 2026 grant budget based on requests from different government agencies.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government agencies that receive grants.

Terms To Know

Grant Budget Modifications
Changes made to the budget that allocates funds for grants given by government agencies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how these changes will be funded.
  • It is unclear if there are other modifications beyond those listed in the summary text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    GBM26-0052 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

  2. 2026-05-01 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 APRIL 22, 2026

Current Bill Text

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MURIEL BOWSER

MAYOR
May 1, 2026
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 Smith, S ecretary 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
25 th Passive

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF APRIL 22, 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
Health Private
JSI Research and
Training Grant Establishment $2,000.00 0.0 No
Department of
Forensic
Sciences Federal FR0.Federal.BioWatch Establishment $499,567.00 0.0 No