Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the DC Department of Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Budget Toolkit
Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Toolkit
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 21, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
What’s in the Mayor’s Proposed Budgets for the Department of Human Services?
By Kate Coventry • May 21, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
5 Takeaways from the Mayor’s Proposed Budgets for FY 2020 (Revised) and FY 2021 (and Why You Should Pay Attention)
By Alyssa Noth, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Kate Coventry, Tazra Mitchell and Qubilah Huddleston • May 19, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Leaders Should Center Six Principles When Crafting Budget Plans
By Kate Coventry • May 7, 2020 • COVID-19 / Revenue & Budget
Blog
What Does COVID-19 Mean for the Survival of Black-Owned Businesses?
By Doni Crawford and Qubilah Huddleston • May 1, 2020 • COVID-19 / Inclusive Economy
Blog
District Officials Project that DC Will Lose $1.5 Billion Through FY 2021
By Eliana Golding, Alyssa Noth and Danielle Hamer • April 29, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Takes Steps to Ensure Residents Can Access Needed Benefits
By Kate Coventry • April 23, 2020 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
The Black Burden of COVID-19
By Doni Crawford and Qubilah Huddleston • April 16, 2020 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
COVID-19 Makes It Clear: Housing is Health Care
By Kate Coventry • April 14, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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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
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes New Senior Policy Associate for Housing, Mychal Cohen!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 20, 2024
Testimony
Emergency Rental Assistance Reduces the Extremely Harmful Impact of DC Evictions
By Kate Coventry • November 18, 2024 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Press Release
DCFPI Executive Director Erica Williams' Statement on the 2024 Election Results
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 7, 2024
Blog
Jail and Prison Communication Will Become More Affordable for DC Residents Following Federal Rule Changes
By Michael Johnson Jr. • October 23, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Connor Zielinski as Our Data Associate!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 18, 2024
In The News
Two Years In, D.C.’s Tax Revision Commission Is Still Spinning Its Wheels. Will It Ever Have Answers?
Washington City Paper • October 16, 2024
Fact Sheets
The Lasting Harm of DC's Criminal Legal Fines & Fees Demand More Reporting and Transparency
By Michael Johnson Jr. • October 10, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
DC Council to hear emergency legislation that would boost pay for childcare workers
WJLA • October 10, 2024