5-26 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - Q4

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-09-01 · resolution

This document is a resolution authorizing funding for 22 grants totaling $139,366.00 from the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Community Grants Program Fourth Quarter. The grants support cultural events and activities in July, August, and September across all Commission Districts. The resolution waives Resolution No. R-130-06 and authorizes the County Mayor or designee to execute grant agreements. The final action was adoption on 9/1/2026. The document does not provide specific addresses, parcel numbers, acreage, or zoning changes for the grant recipients. The 22 grant recipients and amounts are: Algo Nuevo Incorporated $6,737.00; Angel Fraser-Logan Dance Company $6,737.00; Blue Lab Preservation Society, Inc., d/b/a Reefline $6,737.00; BOOM! Ensemble Corp. $3,500.00; Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Inc., a/f/a 'Apogeo' Foundation Global Public, Inc. $6,737.00; Fine Art of Hip Hop, Inc. $6,737.00; Florida L'Opera & Zarzuela Corp. $6,737.00; GestArte Production, Inc. $6,737.00; Harambee, Inc. $6,737.00; Jazz Education Community Coalition, Inc. $6,737.00; Key Biscayne Community Foundation, Inc., a/f/a Free Plastic, Inc. $6,737.00; Lavender Fields Foundation Corporation $3,372.00; Les Ailes Du Désir Foundation, Inc. $6,737.00; Men Beni Gardening Corporation $6,737.00; Miami Beach Arts Trust, Inc. $4,491.00; Miami Factory Theater, Inc. $6,737.00; Sacred Vedic Arts, Inc. $6,737.00; Seminole Cultural Arts Theatre, Inc. $6,737.00; South Florida Chamber Ensemble, Inc. $6,737.00; South Florida Educational Development Center, Inc. $6,737.00; Unsin Incorporated $6,737.00; Urgent, Inc. $6,737.00. The Community Grants Program Panel convened on April 23, 2026, and recommended funding all 22 applicants. The Cultural Affairs Council convened on June 17, 2026, and unanimously recommended to fund all 22 applicants. The item was introduced on 6/18/2026, forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 7/14/2026, and adopted on 9/1/2026. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.