Get Ready for the 2026 DC Budget Hearings – Register & Participate!
Nadia Bouajila
Community Wealth Builders,
The 2026 DC Budget Hearings have been announced! This is a critical opportunity to share your voice and advocate for policies that support community wealth building, equitable development, and the needs of DC residents.
About the 2026 Budget Hearings
The DC Department of General Services (DGS) and other city agencies will hold hearings in early 2026 to discuss the proposed FY 2026 budget. This is your chance to provide testimony, highlight priority policy areas, and ensure our collective concerns are heard by decision-makers. You can view the full announcement and schedule here: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/
Register to Testify
We encourage members to sign up to testify in person or virtually. You can register through the official DC budget site here:
The DGS hearing sign-ups are open: Committee of the Whole (Feb. 11); Facilities (Jan. 29).
Others have a date confirmed, but no link yet to sign up. You can refresh here to see when they populate.
For CBED agencies like DMPED/CFO/DSLBD, we know where they will end up but not when the hearing will be.
A list of hearings we are hoping to get people out to can be found inside the Google Form below. Please fill it out so we know who is testifying and who needs help: Advocate for Community Wealth in the FY 2026 DC Budget
CWB’s Budget Asks
To prepare for testimony or simply to stay informed, here are key resources detailing CWB’s policy priorities for FY 2026:
Why a Land Bank?
One of CWB’s key policy initiatives is advocating for a Land Bank to support equitable community development. For more background and research on the Land Bank, including how it could impact housing and economic development (see one-pager attached).
Your participation in these hearings is vital for advancing our shared goals. We encourage you to register early so you don’t wait around on Zoom for too long. If you need help writing testimony or can’t stay on the Zoom all day and need someone to watch a hearing to text you when it’s your turn, let us know!
Keep building,
The Legislative Team
Nadia Bouajila
** Adding testimony registration links to the list below to update this announcement.**
We encourage members to sign up to testify in person or virtually. You can register through the official DC budget site here:
- Facilities DPS (Jan. 29);
- Committee of the Whole (Feb. 11);
- Public Works and Operations DLCP (Feb. 24);
- Housing DHCD (Mar. 5).
Others have a date confirmed, but no link yet to sign up. You can refresh here to see when they populate. For CBED agencies like DMPED/CFO/DSLBD, we know where they will end up but not when the hearing will be.
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(Feb. 11) Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) - Mendo Committee
(Feb. 18) Department of Small Local Business Development (DSLBD) - Felder Committee
NO LINK YET, but sign up with our Google Form
- (Feb. 20) Deputy Mayor of Planning and Econ Development (DMPED) - Frumin Committee
(Feb. 20) Committee on Trans. and Enviro.Connecting the power of Green Bank / Green Finance Authority to others, we could create (like a public bank and land bank). Doesn't require adding new funds, just better utilizing what we already have.
- (Feb. 24) Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) - Nadeau Committee to check in on their website
- (Mar. 5) Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) - R. White Committee
- (Jan. 29) Committee of the Whole (Libraries/Facilities - Testified about Land Bank)
Thanks to Mary, Imane, and Sam for your testimonies!!! See their written testimony HERE.
Resources & CWB’s Budget Asks
To prepare for testimony or simply to stay informed, here are key resources detailing CWB’s policy priorities for FY 2026:
DC 2026 Oversight Hearing Testimony Guidance (thank you, Aaliyah!)
Why a Land Bank? (see one-pagers attached)
We encourage you to register early so you don’t wait around on Zoom for too long.
If you need help writing testimony or can’t stay on the Zoom all day and need someone to watch a hearing to text you when it’s your turn or read your testimony for you, let us know!
We will keep updating the Google Form and this email thread as new registration links are made available.
Keep building,
The Legislative Team