FY 25-26 TDC GRANTS PROGRAM - Q3

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

The document is a legislative item for the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, file number 260902, a resolution (R-614-26) approving the funding of 33 grants totaling $383,600.00 from the FY 2025-2026 Third Quarter Tourist Development Council Grants Program. The resolution was introduced on 5/18/2026, forwarded with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 6/9/2026, and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. The grants are for tourist-oriented cultural, sporting, television, and special events/promotions. The resolution waives Resolution No. R-130-06 and authorizes the County Mayor or designee to execute grant agreements. The staff recommendation was from Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. The TDC recommendations were reviewed and approved by the Tourist Development Council, chaired by County Commissioner Keon Hardemon, on April 17, 2026. The funding source is the Tourist Development Room Tax, Hotel/Motel Food and Beverage Surtax, and GMCVB agreement, with a budget reference of $1,450,000. The impact is countywide. The document does not state specific project addresses, parcel numbers, acreage, or zoning changes. The 33 grantees and amounts are: Artefactus Cultural Project, Inc. $5,000.00; Artists in Residence in Everglades, Inc. $5,000.00; Centro Cultural Boliviano Masis Corp $3,500.00; Community Arts and Culture, Inc. $7,500.00; Creation Art Center Corp. $5,000.00; Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami Inc. $5,000.00; For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology $10,000.00; FUNDarte, Inc. $10,500.00; Gato Gordo Arts Corporation $3,500.00; Gran Fondo New York, Inc. $5,100.00; Juggerknot Theatre Corporation $15,750.00; Karen Peterson and Dancers, Inc. $10,000.00; Men Beni Gardening $5,000.00; Miami Beach Gay Pride Inc $35,000.00; Miami Dade College dba Miami Film Festival $15,000.00; Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Inc. $30,000.00; Miami New Drama, Inc. $12,000.00; Miami Northwest Express Track Club, Inc. $10,000.00; Miami River Fund, Inc. $10,000.00; MUCE Educates Corp. $5,000.00; Musicall, Inc. $15,000.00; Namaskar Foundation Corporation $10,000.00; Nu Deco Ensemble, Inc. $9,000.00; O, Miami, Inc. $12,000.00; Primer Acto Florida Foundation, Inc. $5,000.00; Salute 365 Foundation, Inc. $35,000.00; Siudy Flamenco Dance Theater, Inc. $7,500.00; Thai American Association of FL, Inc. $25,000.00; The Dance NOW! Ensemble, Inc. $10,000.00; The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc. $12,250.00; The Miami Children's Museum, Inc. $25,000.00; UNSIN Incorporated $5,000.00; We Art Foundation, Inc. $5,000.00. The document states no applications were received for work in Commission Districts 1 or 13 for the third quarter. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.