5-26 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - Q4

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

The document is a Miami-Dade County legislative item (File Number 261115, Resolution R-734-26) that was adopted on 9/1/2026. It authorizes the funding of 22 grants totaling $139,366.00 from the Department of Cultural Affairs Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Community Grants Program - Fourth Quarter for various entities. The resolution waives Resolution No. R-130-06 and authorizes the County Mayor or designee to execute grant agreements. The grants support events and activities in July, August, and September, with activity in all Commission Districts. The Community Grants Panel recommended funding all 22 applicants on 4/23/2026, and the Cultural Affairs Council unanimously recommended funding on 6/17/2026. The item was introduced on 6/18/2026, forwarded with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 7/14/2026, and the final action was on 9/1/2026. The 22 grantees 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), and Urgent, Inc. ($6,737.00). The document does not state any specific street address, parcel, or acreage for any project. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment. The document does not state a specific business opportunity for contractors or trades beyond the grant funding itself.