1. United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction Project, in the approximate amount of $90,000 for the North Beach Community Compost Hub.
The Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction Project, supports projects that develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction plans. The agreements are offered through USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.
The City Administration is requesting funds in the approximate amount of $90,000 for the North Beach Community Compost Hub. In conjunction with the Miami Beach Botanical Garden (MBBG) and the Miami Beach Garden Club (MBGC) the City is developing a composting hub at approximately 85th Street and Collins Avenue.
The hub will be designed to serve residents and some small businesses within the northern communities of Miami Beach. The site will offer a full-service composting program including logistical assistance, compost transformation, and community education. This collaboration is designed to increase residents’ engagement in sustainable practices such as responsible consumerism, waste reduction, waste repurposing and will result in soil production to be used by the MBBG, MBGC and/or at any of the three community gardens located in the City.
The total cost of this project is $120,000. The grant request is for $90,000 and the City has matching funds in the amount of $30,000 in Account Number 178-6886-000312-21-402-508-00-00-00.
2. Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Rebuild Florida General Planning Support Program, in the approximate amount of $2,100,000.
The Rebuild Florida General Planning Support Program is designed to provide funding opportunities for local governments, educational institutions, state agencies and non-profits to develop or update state, regional or local plans which will enable the State of Florida to withstand future disasters. The funds are allocated through HUD’s newly created Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program formed in response to the 2016 to 2017 presidentially declared disasters. Florida Department of Economic Opportunity administers the Rebuild Florida Program.
The City of Miami Beach anticipates applying for approximately $2,100,000 in funding to prepare resilient land development regulations, a seawall and coastal elevation plan, and dune study that will help the city deal with anticipated effects of future sea level rise, extreme weather events, and other events that may impact the City. The City Administration is requesting funds in the approximate amount of $2,100,000 and the grant does not require matching funds.
3. National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) in the approximate amount of $25,000 for the Washington Avenue Corridor.
NACTO is an association of 81 major North American cities and transit agencies formed to exchange transportation ideas, insights, and practices and cooperatively approach national transportation issues. At this time, NACTO, with funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, is offering rapid response grant support to city transportation agencies that, in partnership with community-based organizations, are reimagining streets, implementing ideas, and supporting ongoing community efforts that meet the needs of populations disproportionately harmed by COVID-19. Eligible strategies will focus on supporting safe physical distancing while walking, biking, or taking transit; safe mobility for essential trips; and/or economic recovery for businesses and workers.
The Administration desires to mitigate the economic impacts to the businesses due to COVID-19 pandemic, while enhancing the multi-modal capabilities of the Washington Avenue corridor. The effort provides restaurants with the ability to expand, increasing their ability to serve more customers while complying with social distancing. Additionally, it provides for significant improvements to the existing bicycle infrastructure along the corridor which is expected to increase the utilization and safety of bicycle riders, bring more customers to the restaurants, and create overall positive impact to mental and physical health of everyone along the corridor.
Over the past few years, the City worked with the Washington Avenue Business Improvement District (WABID) on increasing its economic viability. Since the order of re-opening of restaurants under a limited occupancy, the City has been collaborating with WABID to implement initiatives promoting the recovery of the businesses along the corridor. The City Administration is requesting funds in the approximate amount of $25,000 for the implementation of parking protected bicycle lanes coupled with restaurant expansion, which is expected to create overall positive impact to mental and physical health of everyone along the corridor. The grant does not require matching funds.
4. Renewal of The Children's Trust Place-Based Countywide Community Partnerships Grant, in the approximate amount of $490,667.
The Children's Trust Place-Based Countywide Community Partnerships grant provides funding to address targeted geographic areas and to reach at-risk populations in Miami-Dade County. The program's purpose is to provide comprehensive and accessible family supports within the community to address family and youth challenges. The City was awarded an initial planning grant for its Miami Beach Service Partnership/Success University program in 2007 and has been operating the program successfully since then.
The program is a service collaborative that integrates a variety of community agencies and resources to provide Miami Beach youth at risk for maladaptive behaviors with personal, familial, and academic supports. Youth and their families are provided holistic, comprehensive services to ensure family stability and youth success. During the 2020-2021 Program Year, the City plans to maintain the quality of care to its participants and will serve 147 families. Subcontracts will be awarded to Miami Beach Service Partnership member agencies via weighted scores that evaluate contract performance and efficacy in previous program years.
Matching funds in the amount of $122,780 are required for this grant. An in-kind match valued at $122,780 will be provided via staff time, benefits, participant services, travel, and special events.
5. Renewal of The Children's Trust Group, Individual, and Home Visitation Grant Program, in the approximate amount of $294,818.
The Children's Trust Group Individual, and Home Visitation grant program provides funding to support group, individual, home visiting, and advocacy parenting programs for at-risk populations in Miami-Dade County. The program's purpose is to provide structured programs that follow evidence-based and promising curricula, address specific needs, and increase positive parent-child interaction and communication.
With the support of grant funding, the City’s Housing and Community Services Department has been operating the Miami Beach Parent-Child Program successfully for the past nine years. During the 2020-2021 Program Year the program will offer Nurturing Parenting Program services to 83 Miami Beach families with children. The program includes children from birth to 18 years old. The Nurturing Parenting Program is an evidence-based, psycho-educational model of family/parent education that engages the whole family in either a group or home-based setting, and results in decreased parental stress, increased positive parent-child interactions, and increased parenting skills.
Matching funds are not required for this grant. This project supports the key intended outcome achieve educational (K-12) excellence.
6. Renewal of The Children's Trust After School and Summer Camp Grant Program in the approximate amount of $464,940 for after-school programs and summer camps for children in grades K-5.
The Children's Trust After School and Summer Camp Grant Program provides funding to support daily after school and summer enrichment services for at-risk populations in Miami-Dade County. The purpose of the program is to target resources to prevent negative risk factors for school- aged children and their families via programs that provide youth enrichment services and a nurturing and supervised environment while parents are working.
The City's Parks and Recreation Department has received this grant for its after school and summer camp program successfully for fifteen years. During the 2020-2021 Program Year, the program will provide after-school services to approximately 330 children and summer camp services to approximately 300 children in grades K-5 attending school in Miami Beach. The program offers activities to children including academic enrichment, literacy, physical fitness, social-emotional learning, nutrition, and family engagement. The goals of the program are to improve literacy, physical fitness, and social-emotional skills.
Matching funds are not required for this grant. This program supports the key intended outcome to achieve educational (K-12) excellence.
7. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Criminal Justice Grants for the Fiscal Year 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, in the approximate amount of $9,000 for Police Department priorities.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has received an award from the U.S. Department of Justice for the Fiscal Year 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). FDLE will distribute these funds in accordance with the JAG Countywide provisions of the Florida Administrative Code for use by all units of government within Miami-Dade County. JAG funds support multiple components of the criminal justice system, including evidence-based programs, reducing violent crime, border security, officer safety and wellness and collaborative prosecution.
The City Administration is requesting funding, in the approximate amount of $9,000, for funding for Officer Safety and Wellness. Matching funds are not required for this grant.