After agreement by the Mayor and Council, and certification of funding availability by the Chief Financial Officer, a supplemental budget request must be sent to Congress for review.

A supplemental budget request is an increase in the District’s overall appropriation level for local (non-grant) funds.The District has authority to adjust its grant budgets during the year to match actual award levels. Because the District budgets so far in advance of the beginning of the fiscal year, grant budgets must often be estimated before the actual award level for the year is known. A grant budget modification is an increase or decrease to budget authority for a grant, as a result of a change in a grant award level.Reprogrammings allow a shift of budget from a low-need area to a higher-need area, whether because priorities have changed or because workload or other external factors have led to spending patterns that differ from what was assumed when the budget was developed.

A reprogramming is a movement of budget authority from one agency to another, or within an agency from one program or spending category to another.The District can adjust its budget in many ways. Spending pressures can be resolved by changes to spending patterns or by budget adjustments. Careful monitoring of the budget, including review of the FRPs, is crucial for early identification of spending pressures – areas of the budget which, if not adjusted, could lead to overspending by the end of the year. Agencies submit Financial Review Process (FRP) reports with summaries of spending to date and projections for the remainder of the year.

Agencies develop spending plans at the start of the year, and actual spending is compared to these plans. The Office of Budget and Planning (OBP) and finance staff across the District monitor agency spending throughout the year. For more information please visit reports. Budget execution is the process of monitoring, adjusting, and reporting on the current year’s budget.

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