5-26 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - Q4

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

This is a legislative item for the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, file number 261115, a resolution to fund 22 grants totaling $139,366.00 from the Department of Cultural Affairs Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Community Grants Program Fourth Quarter. The resolution 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 is scheduled for the BCC agenda on 9/1/2026 as item 8C1. The grants are for various nonprofit cultural organizations supporting events and activities in July, August, and September. 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 resolution also waives Resolution No. R-130-06 and authorizes the County Mayor or designee to execute grant agreements. No specific project sites, addresses, parcels, acreage, or zoning changes are stated in the document. The document lists 22 grantees and amounts: 1. Algo Nuevo Incorporated $6,737.00; 2. Angel Fraser-Logan Dance Company $6,737.00; 3. Blue Lab Preservation Society, Inc., d/b/a Reefline $6,737.00; 4. BOOM! Ensemble Corp. $3,500.00; 5. Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Inc., a/f/a 'Apogeo' Foundation Global Public, Inc. $6,737.00; 6. Fine Art of Hip Hop, Inc. $6,737.00; 7. Florida L'Opera & Zarzuela Corp. $6,737.00; 8. GestArte Production, Inc. $6,737.00; 9. Harambee, Inc. $6,737.00; 10. Jazz Education Community Coalition, Inc. $6,737.00; 11. Key Biscayne Community Foundation, Inc., a/f/a Free Plastic, Inc. $6,737.00; 12. Lavender Fields Foundation Corporation $3,372.00; 13. Les Ailes Du Désir Foundation, Inc. $6,737.00; 14. Men Beni Gardening Corporation $6,737.00; 15. Miami Beach Arts Trust, Inc. $4,491.00; 16. Miami Factory Theater, Inc. $6,737.00; 17. Sacred Vedic Arts, Inc. $6,737.00; 18. Seminole Cultural Arts Theatre, Inc. $6,737.00; 19. South Florida Chamber Ensemble, Inc. $6,737.00; 20. South Florida Educational Development Center, Inc. $6,737.00; 21. Unsin Incorporated $6,737.00; 22. Urgent, Inc. $6,737.00. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.