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) adopted on 7/21/2026, approving up to $750,000.00 in FY 2025-26 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Homebuyer Education and Counseling Request for Applications (RFA) funding. 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 services are countywide, benefiting residents 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 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 it to the Board with a favorable recommendation on 6/9/2026. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.