Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Mayor Bowser Can and Should Continue Helping DC Residents Pay Rent and Utility Bills
By Emily Gallo • November 10, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony at the Public Oversight Hearing on Implementation of Historic Investments in Housing
By Kate Coventry • November 10, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony at the Public Hearing on DC Public Schools Budget for School Year 2022-2023
By Qubilah Huddleston • November 9, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony at the Health & Human Public Oversight Roundtable about the CARE Pilot Program and Ending Encampment Clearings
By Kate Coventry • November 9, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony at the Oversight Hearing on “The Public Health Element of the District’s COVID-19 Response” About Health Care Access
By Kate Coventry • November 4, 2021 • Health Equity
Budget Toolkit
DC Budget Continues Reliance on Law Enforcement, but Includes Major New Investments in Violence Prevention
By Eliana Golding • November 1, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Budget Toolkit
The District Moves Toward a More Inclusive Economy for Black Workers, Communities, and Businessowners
By Doni Crawford • October 18, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Emily Gallo as our new Communications and Policy Assistant!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 14, 2021
Budget Toolkit
Federal Dollars and Modest Tax Increase Enable Unprecedented Investment in Affordable Housing
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • October 7, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony at the Public Hearing on the Human Rights Enforcement Amendment Act of 2021 to Make Homelessness a Protected Class Under the DC Human Rights Act
By Kate Coventry • October 6, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
All Publications & Resources
FY 2026 Budget Must Help DC Residents Weather the Coming Storm
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 6, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Can Do More to Ensure Tax System is Fair
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 5, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Report
A Business Activity Tax Would Make DC’s Tax System More Equitable While Raising Revenue
By Tazra Mitchell • January 30, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Insufficient Funding Jeopardizes Health Care Access for Early Educators
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 28, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Press Release
Ashley Blake Joins DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 23, 2025
In The News
High Anxiety: What Losing 100,000 Federal Jobs Could Mean for the Local Economy
Washington Business Journal • January 13, 2025
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes New Communications Associate, Jordan Pelavin!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 18, 2024
Blog
12 Charts of 2024: Visualizing DC’s Persistent Inequality and How to Build an Inclusive Economy
By Connor Zielinski • December 18, 2024 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget
Report
A Quality Job Guarantee Would Ensure DC Youth Can Fully Participate in DC’s Economy
By Caitlin Schnur • December 4, 2024 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
30,000 District Residents Struggle to Put Food on the Table Due to A Lack of Resources, and Many Lack Equitable Access to Grocery Options
By Connor Zielinski • November 25, 2024 • Health Equity