5-26 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - Q4

Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · 2026-07-14 · resolution

Miami-Dade County legislative item File Number 261115 is a Resolution authorizing 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 item was introduced 6/18/2026, forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 7/14/2026, and is scheduled for the BCC agenda on 9/1/2026 as item 8C1. The Community Grants Panel convened on April 23, 2026, and recommended funding all 22 applicants. The Cultural Affairs Council convened on June 17, 2026, and unanimously recommended funding all 22 applicants. The 22 grantees 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 specific addresses, parcel numbers, acreage, or zoning changes for any project. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment. The business opportunity is for contractors and trades to provide services to the 22 grantee organizations for cultural projects, events, and activities funded by these grants, though specific project scopes are not detailed in the document.