Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Toolkit
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 10, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
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The Housing Production Trust Fund, explained
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 8, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
A recent report from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute reported that 9,900 units have been produced using the HPTF since 2001.
Play TranspoBINGO and help highlight the benefits of active transportation in the region
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 3, 2021 • COVID-19
While the change may be more significant for some than others, the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency has shed new light on the importance of public transportation, as well as walking, biking, scooting, and other people-powered ways of getting around.
DC’s Reserves Are Poorly Designed for a Rainy Day, DCFPI Finds
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
The District built up $1.4 billion in reserves, but restrictive rules leave $1.2 billion of that impossible or difficult to use to help residents and businesses struggling in the pandemic, according to a new analysis entitled, “The COVID-19 Recession is […]
Education advocates: Mayor must address the digital divide in upcoming budget proposal
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 2, 2021 • COVID-19 / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
While DC made some progress last year in expanding computer and internet access, the city still lacks a multi-year plan and dedicated funding source to ensure that students and families have long-term access to technology and high-speed internet.
December relief bill keeps D.C. afloat, but the District and its workers look towards a Biden stimulus package
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 29, 2021 • COVID-19 / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
15,000 workers in D.C. currently receive or are seeking PUA according to Doni Crawford, a policy analyst at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.
Workers report new problems claiming unemployment in the District
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 28, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
According to Doni Crawford, a policy analyst at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, 41,000 people in the District are still seeking or receiving some kind of unemployment benefits.
D.C. Residents Want Biden’s Support to Battle City Woes
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 27, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Health Equity / Income & Poverty
Kate Coventry, a senior policy analyst for DCFPI, offered suggestions on how the Biden administration can address the wide gaps between the wealthy and the working-class in the District.
Coronavirus Exposes ‘People That We Missed’ Amid Homelessness Crisis
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 5, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
The coronavirus pandemic took resources away from unsheltered people this year, making action from lawmakers even more necessary, the activists said.