FY 25-26 TDC GRANTS PROGRAM - Q3

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

The document is a resolution adopted by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners approving funding for 33 grants totaling $383,600.00 from the FY 2025-2026 Third Quarter Tourist Development Council Grants Program. The grants support tourist-oriented cultural, sporting, television, and special events. The resolution also waives Resolution No. R-130-06 and authorizes the County Mayor to execute grant agreements. The grants are for events and activities in April, May, and June. No applications were received for Commission Districts 1 or 13. The grants were reviewed and approved by the Tourist Development Council on April 17, 2026. The item was introduced on 5/18/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 6/9/2026, and adopted on 7/21/2026. The document does not specify street addresses, parcel numbers, project sizes, or zoning changes for the individual grants. The 33 grantees and amounts are: Artefactus Cultural Project, Inc. $5,000; Artists in Residence in Everglades, Inc. $5,000; Centro Cultural Boliviano Masis Corp $3,500; Community Arts and Culture, Inc. $7,500; Creation Art Center Corp. $5,000; Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami Inc. $5,000; For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology $10,000; FUNDarte, Inc. $10,500; Gato Gordo Arts Corporation $3,500; Gran Fondo New York, Inc. $5,100; Juggerknot Theatre Corporation $15,750; Karen Peterson and Dancers, Inc. $10,000; Men Beni Gardening $5,000; Miami Beach Gay Pride Inc $35,000; Miami Dade College dba Miami Film Festival $15,000; Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Inc. $30,000; Miami New Drama, Inc. $12,000; Miami Northwest Express Track Club, Inc. $10,000; Miami River Fund, Inc. $10,000; MUCE Educates Corp. $5,000; Musicall, Inc. $15,000; Namaskar Foundation Corporation $10,000; Nu Deco Ensemble, Inc. $9,000; O, Miami, Inc. $12,000; Primer Acto Florida Foundation, Inc. $5,000; Salute 365 Foundation, Inc. $35,000; Siudy Flamenco Dance Theater, Inc. $7,500; Thai American Association of FL, Inc. $25,000; The Dance NOW! Ensemble, Inc. $10,000; The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc. $12,250; The Miami Children's Museum, Inc. $25,000; UNSIN Incorporated $5,000; We Art Foundation, Inc. $5,000. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.