D.C.’s Black-White Unemployment Gap Is The Worst In The Nation
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 10, 2023
“If 11% were the general unemployment rate, that would be considered a crisis and there would be a crisis response,” says Caitlin Schnur, who co-authored the DCFPI report and is the group’s deputy policy director.
DC Fiscal Policy Institute Joins the Catalyst Grant Program
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 1, 2023
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is thrilled to join the Catalyst Grant Program, a collaborative effort between The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative to help nonprofit organizations use data and technology to advance racial […]
DCFPI Welcomes Erika Roberson as Our New Policy Analyst
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 19, 2023
Erika will lead the DC Fiscal Policy Institute’s research and advocacy on education policy, aimed at eliminating racial and income inequities in student experiences and outcomes.
DCFPI Welcomes Anne Gunderson as Our New Senior Policy Analyst
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 18, 2023
Anne’s focus is on bolstering the District’s early childhood system by conducting research and providing expertise on advocacy and workforce issues facing the field.
East Coast mayors call for more office-to-apartment conversions
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 15, 2023
“It’s absolutely a budget gimmick” said Erica Williams, executive director at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, referring to Bowser’s 2023 proposal to increase the downtown developer tax break.
D.C. home buyers’ assistance program is out of funds, officials say
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2023
“Eliana Golding at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, which has advocated for a greater increase in HPAP funding, said the program is crucial and must strive for greater consistency.”
DCFPI Receives $1,000,000 in Grant Funding From the Greater Washington Community Foundation’s Health Equity Fund
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 28, 2023
DCFPI will use the funds from this grant to advance a liberatory policy agenda that roots out anti-Blackness and repairs racist harms…
‘A pile of assumptions’: How a long-delayed database project affected decision-making on rent caps
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 26, 2023
“Advocates like Golding also hope to limit rent increases further while also making it harder to remove units from rent control.”
What’s in the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 26, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
Despite DC Council’s approved fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget investments in key programs, it doesn’t go far enough to meaningfully address stark racial and economic inequities.
