“If 11% were the general unemployment rate, that would be considered a crisis and there would be a crisis response,” says Caitlin Schnur, who co-authored the DCFPI report and is the group’s deputy policy director.
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is thrilled to join the Catalyst Grant Program, a collaborative effort between The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative to help nonprofit organizations use data and technology to advance racial […]
Erika will lead the DC Fiscal Policy Institute’s research and advocacy on education policy, aimed at eliminating racial and income inequities in student experiences and outcomes.
Anne’s focus is on bolstering the District’s early childhood system by conducting research and providing expertise on advocacy and workforce issues facing the field.
“It’s absolutely a budget gimmick” said Erica Williams, executive director at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, referring to Bowser’s 2023 proposal to increase the downtown developer tax break.
“Eliana Golding at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, which has advocated for a greater increase in HPAP funding, said the program is crucial and must strive for greater consistency.”
DCFPI will use the funds from this grant to advance a liberatory policy agenda that roots out anti-Blackness and repairs racist harms…
“Advocates like Golding also hope to limit rent increases further while also making it harder to remove units from rent control.”
Despite DC Council’s approved fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget investments in key programs, it doesn’t go far enough to meaningfully address stark racial and economic inequities.
Today, the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) launches the Momentum for Change fundraising campaign to raise $200,000 in 2023.
