Mayor Muriel Bowser has submitted a request to the Council of the District of Columbia to reprogram $786,000 of Fiscal Year 2026 Special Purpose Revenue Funds within the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED). This reprogramming is necessary to transfer funds from the Contractual Services line to the Grants and Gratuities line, allowing for the proper allocation of resources to support non-personnel contractual services and grants related to the Walter Reed Reinvestment Fund. The request is justified by the inadvertent budgeting of these funds in the wrong category during the budget formulation process.

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has reviewed the Mayor's request and confirmed that the reprogramming will not adversely impact DMPED's budget or the District's financial plan. The funds are available due to the misallocation during the budget process, and the reprogramming is essential to ensure continued support for the Walter Reed Campus. The Mayor's office anticipates favorable action from the Council to facilitate this necessary adjustment.