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Prince George’s County executive warns committee that disparity‑grant cap would cost the county $17.5 million
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Summary
County Executive Brayboy told the Appropriations Committee that capping the disparity grant at FY26 levels for three years would reduce Prince George’s County’s FY27 revenue by about $17.5 million and urged the committee to reject the cut; the committee chair said the item would be rejected.
Prince George’s County Executive Brayboy told the Appropriations Committee that proposed caps to the state disparity grant would hit the county hard and asked the panel to preserve current funding levels.
"The proposal to cap the disparity grant at the FY26 level for three years will mean a $17,500,000 loss to Prince George's County in FY27," Brayboy said, explaining that, for the county, that reduction represents roughly two‑thirds of the total proposed disparity‑grant reduction. Brayboy described the county’s earlier fiscal challenges and said shifting more state costs to local jurisdictions undermines the grant’s purpose of targeting help to lower‑income counties.
Kevin Canal of the Maryland Association of Counties echoed the county executive’s concerns, saying DLS’s recommended pension‑cost shifts and disparity‑grant caps would impose significant local burdens; he asked the committee to remove those provisions. Chair Barnes responded to Brayboy’s testimony by saying the committee agreed with the county’s concern and that the committee would reject the disparity‑grant cap item for now.
The testimony framed disparity‑grant changes as a major local fiscal issue during BRFAA deliberations; the committee did not record a formal vote during the hearing but signaled intent to revisit and remove the specific cap.
