PEACE & PROSPERITY PLAN

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-06-16 · resolution

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-545-26, approving the Peace & Prosperity Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The plan has a total budget of $2,888,942.00, funded by $2,800,000.00 from the Anti-Gun Violence and Prosperity Initiatives Trust Fund, plus $88,942.00 in carryover funds from FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25. The plan authorizes the County Mayor or designee to expend these funds, select an organization to manage the Safe in the 305 Grants Program (not to exceed $115,000.00), and select an entity to evaluate the plan (not to exceed $50,000.00). The plan focuses on violence prevention, intervention, and reentry projects, with specific allocations for the Fit2Lead program ($2,548,932.00), MDSO Turn Around Police Academy (TAP) ($95,010.00), MDSO Youth Outreach Unit (YOU) and Youth Athletic Initiative (YAMI) ($80,000.00), and the Safe in the 305 Grants Program ($115,000.00). An independent evaluation of the plan will also be conducted for $50,000.00. The resolution was introduced on 5/22/2026 and adopted on 6/16/2026. The Safety and Health Committee forwarded the item with a favorable recommendation on 4/13/2026. The plan aims to reduce gun violence, with a reported 41 percent decrease in gun-related homicides in calendar year 2024 compared to 2020.