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 for the Fourth Quarter. 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 is scheduled for the BCC agenda on 9/1/2026 as item 8C1. The resolution authorizes the County Mayor or designee to execute grant agreements and waives Resolution No. R-130-06. 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; Urgent, Inc. $6,737.00. 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 impact is countywide. The funding source is the FY 2025-2026 Adopted Budget, with a total of $645,000 allocated for the program. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.