Welcome to the DC Fiscal Policy Institute’s Budget Toolkit for FY 2013. The Toolkit includes analyses of key budget and tax issues from DCFPI, links to key budget documents, a spreadsheet showing year-to-year funding changes for DC agencies, and the schedule of DC Council budget hearings. Mayor Gray released his proposed budget March 23rd, and the first DC Council vote on it will be May 15th. DCFPI will start releasing Toolkit documents Monday, April 23. Please contact Elissa Silverman at silverman@dcfpi.org if there is information you need that is missing from our analysis.

	DCFPI Analysis of the FY 2013 Budget Overall Summary of APPROVED FY2013 Budget Overall Summary of FY2013 Budget FY 2013 Budget for Key Issue Areas: education, employment/training, energy assistance, homeless services, housing, Interim Disability Assistance (IDA), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), taxes What Has Happened During the Recession to funding for: cash assistance, DC Public Library, Department of Public Works(DPW), disability services, housing
	Budget Timeline & Key Event Budget Timeline Budget Hearings
	Key DC Government Budget Documents Mayor’s Proposed Budget Council Reports & Amended Budget – coming soon Budget Documents Revenue Forecast Agency Responses to DC Council Committee Questions
	DCFPI’s Budget Spreadsheet This downloadable Excel spreadsheet includes information on local funding for all DC agencies from FY 2000 to FY 2013.