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GBM26-0053 • 2025

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF APRIL 20, 2026

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF APRIL 20, 2026

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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 detailed information on how grants will be used beyond listing names and amounts, nor does it specify what happens if funds are not approved or available.

FY 2026 Grant Budget Changes

This bill updates the grant budget for fiscal year 2026 to include modifications requested by various city agencies.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates the FY 2026 grant budget with modifications requested by different city departments and organizations.

Who It Names or Affects

  • City departments like Health, Corrections, Education
  • Private organizations receiving grants

Terms To Know

Grant
Money given by a government or organization to support a specific project or activity.
FTE
Full-Time Equivalent, which is the measure of time worked divided by the standard full-time hours per year.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the grants will be used beyond listing their names and amounts.
  • It's unclear what happens if the requested funds are not approved or available.

Bill History

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

    GBM26-0053 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 20, 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
24 th Passive

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FY 2026 GRANT BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AS OF APRIL 20, 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
Department of
Corrections Private
FY26 HIV Screening
Gilead Sciences Establishment $122,037.00 0.0 No
Department of
Forensic
Sciences Federal FR0.Federal.Biowatch Establishment $90,000.00 0.0 No
Department of
Health Federal
HC0.WBPC.WIC
Breastfeeding Peer
Counselling Establishment $16,809.01 0.0 No
Department of
Health Care
Finance Private
HT0. Behavioral Health
Data Exchange Establishment $346,507.03 0.0 No
Department of
Behavioral
Health Federal
RM0.PIWC.Promoting
Integrated Whole
Person Care Establishment $460,664.75 0.0 No
District
Department of
Transportation Federal
District of Columbia
Urban and Community
Forestry - UTR184 -23 Establishment $247,008.00 0.0 No
Office of the
State
Superintendent
of Education Federal
GD0.000MKV.
Education for
Homeless
Children/Youth Establishment $133,663.38 0.0 No
District of
Columbia
Public Schools Private
DREAM Learning
Center Establishment $746,780.00 0.0 No