FY 2025-26 SHIP HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND COUNSELING AWARD

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

The document is a Miami-Dade County legislative item (File Number 260787, Resolution R-633-26) that was adopted on 7/21/2026. It approves funding recommendations of up to $750,000.00 for the FY 2025-26 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Homebuyer Education and Counseling Request for Applications (RFA). 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). The funding is for homebuyer education and counseling services with a countywide impact across all 13 commission districts. Two applicants, Oasis of Hope Community Development Corporation, Inc. and Little Haiti Housing Association Inc. DBA Haitian American CDC, were not recommended for funding because they did not meet the required minimum score of 70 points. The RFA was released on February 4, 2026, with a submission deadline of February 25, 2026. The Housing Committee forwarded the item to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation on 6/9/2026. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.