FY 2025-26 SHIP HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND COUNSELING AWARD

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners is considering funding recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Homebuyer Education and Counseling Request for Applications (RFA). The total proposed funding is up to $750,000.00. Four entities are recommended for funding: NID-HCA Florida Felton dba Experts Resource Community Center, Inc. ($200,000), Centro Campesino Farmworker Center ($200,000), Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida ($150,000), and Housing Foundation of America, Inc. ($200,000). Two applicants, Oasis of Hope Community Development Corporation, Inc. and Little Haiti Housing Association Inc. DBA Haitian American CDC, were not recommended for funding as they did not meet the minimum score threshold. The County Mayor or designee is authorized to award funds and execute contracts. The Housing Committee forwarded the item to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation on June 9, 2026. The Board of County Commissioners agenda date is July 21, 2026.