FY 2025-26 SHIP HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND COUNSELING AWARD

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

Miami-Dade County legislative item File Number 260787 is a Resolution approving FY 2025-26 SHIP Homebuyer Education and Counseling funding recommendations up to $750,000.00. The item was introduced on 4/30/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Housing Committee on 6/9/2026, and is scheduled for the Board agenda on 7/21/2026 as item 8K3. The resolution authorizes the County Mayor or designee to award funds to four entities: 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 recommended activities are homebuyer education and counseling services with countywide impact across all 13 commission districts. Two applications were not recommended for funding because they did not meet the required minimum score of 70 points: Oasis of Hope Community Development Corporation, Inc. (requested $71,250) and Little Haiti Housing Association Inc. DBA Haitian American CDC (requested $150,000). The total funding requested was $971,250, with $750,000 recommended. The RFA was released on February 4, 2026, with a submission deadline of February 25, 2026. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.