photo by Victoria Pickering From the Mayor's Office: 'Mayor Muriel Bowser delivered her Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget and Financial Plan, A Fair Shot: Strategic Investments and Shared Sacrifice, to the Council of the District of Columbia as part of the District’s annual budget process.
“Mayor Muriel Bowser delivered her Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Financial Plan, A Fair Shot: Strategic Investments and Shared Sacrifice, to the Council of the District of Columbia as part of the District’s annual budget process. The FY25 budget represents strategic investments and shared sacrifices to address a confluence of post-COVID factors and drive economic growth.
$68 million for major streetscape initiatives, including the I Street Greenway, a new green boulevard connecting Farragut Square and McPherson Square; the Dupont Crown Park deck over of Connecticut Avenue north of Dupont Circle; and completion of the Pennsylvania Avenue NW streetscape between 17th Street and Washington Circle$515 million for the Chinatown Revitalization Fund to support sports arena renovations, streetscape improvements, public space activations, and/or expanded green...
$13 million to support a new program that will freeze in place property taxes for conversions of office buildings into new uses Downtown$5 million to create a new Downtown Arts Hub, a flexible, multi-use space for theatre, dance, music, and visual arts organizations $300,000 to support the installation of murals that celebrate the history and culture of the Gallery Place/Chinatown neighborhood$7 million to maintain ARPA-level funding for DC School Connect which provides safe transportation to more than 350 students and boosts school attendance
$1.7 million to maintain a scholarship program at the University of the District of Columbia for residents who seek a career pathway within behavioral health $668,000 to continue support for the Office of Education through Employment, which provides key insights into how education and workforce investments are impacting residents and their families
$17 million to expand the Advanced Technical Center at Penn Center to include a healthcare employer partnership, providing career and technical education to the District’s students and healthcare services to residents, and $600,000 to support the opening of a new Advanced Technical Center at the Whitman-Walker Max Robinson Center in Ward 8
$500,000 to support educator wellness grants to ensure teachers are well supported in the classroom and can bring their best selves to work$9.7 million to maintain ARPA-level funding for Safe Passage to support students getting to and from school safely and expand coverage through roving teams in neighborhoods experiencing short-term increases in crime
$2.1 million to restore funding for 12 testing and support staff in the Public Health Lab following expiration of federal grants $4.8 million to fund procurement of critical life-saving equipment for fire and emergency medical response personnel$3.4 million to procure and maintain important crime-fighting technology, including upgraded software to support license plate reader technology$3.
$358,000 to fund hiring and retention incentives for forensic scientists and analysts that increase the District’s capacity to respond to crime scenes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week$129 million to modernize and construct recreation and community centers, including $13 million for Emery Heights, $14.5 million for Fort Davis, $7.5 million for Crummell, $17 million for Randall, $17 million for Harry Thomas, $3 million for Marvin Gaye, $11.9 million for Douglas, $12.
$2.25 million to replace synthetic turf at Joe Cole playground, Guy Mason playground, and Riggs LaSalle $663,000 for enhanced security and mental health services throughout the DC Public Library system, including additional special police officers and mental health workers$500,000 to begin planning and design efforts for a new state-of-the-art, multi-level sports complex at or near RFK stadium campus$59 million contribution to the Housing Production Trust Fund , providing financing for developers to create new affordable housing units in the...
$1 million to maintain the Heirs Property Legal Services, to assist multi-generational families in maintaining their family property after the death of the original homeowner $3 million to continue the District’s curbside composting program, providing at-home organic waste pickup for 9,000 households $750,000 to help restaurants comply with forthcoming Streatery design regulations by providing free consulting services and construction materials$289 million to reconstruct the H Street Bridge, providing needed repairs to the bridge and enabling the future redevelopment of Union Station
$56 million for construction, maintenance, and hardening of quick-build traffic calming and safety interventions$50 million for a third entrance at the NoMa-Gallaudet Metro Station to improve pedestrian access to Union Market and areas east of the station $10 million for Capital Bikeshare to build additional stations, replace stations at the end of their useful life, and to refresh and expand the fleet of traditional bikes and e-bikes
$7 million to continue ARPA-level funding for 24/7 operations at six homeless shelters in the District $600,000 to provide workforce development services for transgender and gender non-conforming residents who are experiencing homelessness and housing instability$64 million to build additional permanent supportive housing and congregate shelter space on the site with the existing Federal City Shelter
$21.3 million to create a Behavioral Health Alliance benefit that will provide funding for DC residents who do not qualify for Medicaid. This coordination with the Department of Health Care Finance will provide District residents who do not qualify for Medicaid with complete healthcare benefits. $6.8 million to ensure compliance with a new federal mandate requiring the District to provide 12-month continuous eligibility for children under the age of 19 in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program
$350,000 to increase funding for Senior Villages, neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations that help seniors find useful community resources so they can continue to live safely, comfortably, and actively in their homes$48 million to cover increases in the District’s rising costs related to leased office space, building security, and utilities, especially electricity$22 million to support building needed improvements at the Marion S. Barry, Jr. building and John A.
Cutting duplicative or lower-performing programs and resisting starting new programs that would only add to longer-term financial pressures. And guests will help through a small 911 fee on hotel room stays to support increased public safety hiring.
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