The Housing Production Trust Fund, the District’s largest fund for creating affordable housing, is expected to receive $263 million as a result of a budget surplus.
Eliana Golding, a housing policy analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, said she would be hesitant to draw conclusions about IZ’s effects on the overall market without knowing the specifics.
We’re thrilled to welcome Erica Williams as the new Executive Director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. In this role, she will lead the team in achieving its mission to promote opportunity and widespread prosperity for all residents of the District of […]
This is a tragic loss, and the aftershocks will continue to be felt by all of us who advocate for and serve the District’s students and families.
There are a number of opportunities throughout budget season to voice our values and shape the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 DC budget. You can—and should—have a say in where our community invests our resources.
DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) has appointed Erica Williams as its new executive director. She starts in the leadership role on April 6.
In the District, nearly a third of Black children were living in a household where they were not eating enough because they couldn’t afford food, according to an analysis of federal surveys by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.
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According to the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, most Black-owned businesses in the U.S. — and many in wards 7 and 8 — are sole proprietorships, meaning they’re run by one person. That makes it harder to track statistics like foot traffic and revenue.
Tarza Mitchell, the policy director at DCFPI, said the District “has one of the largest Black-to-white wealth and income gaps in the nation and the median racial wealth gap actually grows with higher education levels.”