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Atkins North America, Inc.
2001 Northwest 107th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172-2507
Telephone: +1.305.592.7275
www.atkinsgiobal.com/northamerica
June 8, 2022
Mrs. Marie "Maggie" Gouin
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Miami Riverside Center
444 SW 2nd Avenue, 5th Floor
Miami, FL 33130
Reference: Project Analysis — City of Miami — ARPA (SLFRF)
Recommendation for application of ARPA (SLFRF) funds
Project Name: Presidio Politico Historico Cubano - Casa del Preso
District 3
Proposed ARPA Funds Amount: $200,000
Proposed Activity for use of Funds: Beneficiary (Grant)
Mrs. Gouin,
We are sending the recommendation for the use of ARPA (SLFRF) funds for the referenced
project.
The project consists of providing funding and assistance to "Casa del Preso" (Cuban
Historical Political Prison) museum operated by the Presidio Politico Historico Cubano
(PPHC) organization, dedicated to assisting political prisoners from Cuba, living in Miami,
and others incarcerated on the island overseas for the past 40 years. Due to the pandemic
the nonprofit was unable to meet, host public functions, or fundraise to collect funds for
necessary museum repairs.
Based on the information and documentation provided by the City's Office of Management
and Budget and the District 3 Office, the project Presidio Politico Historico Cubano -
Casa del Preso is eligible for the use of ARPA (SLFRF) funds under the Department
of Treasury Final Rule, Expenditure Category 2.34 — Negative Economic Impacts:
Assistance to Impacted Nonprofit Organizations (Impacted or Disproportionately
Impacted), contingent upon additional considerations and requirements being met. Under
the SLFRF program, funds must be used for costs incurred on or after March 3, 2021.
Further, funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and expended by December 31,
2026. This time period, during which recipients can expend SLFRF funds, is the "period of
performance". For considerations and requirements details go to the Project Analysis, here
attached.
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The ARPA (SLFRF) funds, in the amount of $200,000, will be allocated to the Non -Profit, as
a Beneficiary. The ARPA funds will be used to upgrade the electricity at the museum, paint
the iron fencing, install exterior and interior cameras, upgrade the alarm system, install new
blinds, install a new A/C unit, purchase a new refrigerator and stove, remodel two
bathrooms, roof repairs, and repair the interior of the second floor of the museum.
Please review and contact us with any questions you may have.
Jamelyn Austin Trucks, CFM, PMP, CGM
ARPA Consultant, Subject Matter Expert
Senior Project Manager, Land Planning Lead
Enclosures as noted.
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Project Analysis — City of Miami — ARPA (SLFRF)
District 3
Project Title
Presidio Politico Historico Cubano - Casa del Preso
Project No. (e-Builder)
N/A
Project Cost
$200,000
Project Type
Grant for Nonprofit
Project Status
Not Started
Project Estimated Completion
TBD
Agreement Type
Beneficiary (Grant)
Eligible Use
Support the COVID-19 public health and economic response
by addressing COVID-19 and its impact on public health as well
as addressing economic harms to households, small businesses,
nonprofits, impacted industries, and the public sector.
Project Expenditure Category
2.34 — Negative Economic Impacts: Assistance to Impacted
Nonprofit Organizations (Impacted or Disproportionately
Impacted)
Project Justification (short-
Providing funding and assistance to "Casa del Preso" (Cuban
SOW)
Historical Political Prison) museum operated by the Presidio
Politico Historico Cubano (PPHC) organization. The organization
is dedicated to assisting political prisoners from Cuba, living in
Miami and others incarcerated on the island overseas for the
past 40 years. Due to the pandemic the nonprofit was unable to
meet, host public functions, or fundraise to collect funds for
necessary museum repairs.
ARPA funds will be used to upgrade the electricity at the
museum, paint the iron fencing, install exterior and interior
cameras, upgrade the alarm system, install new blinds, install a
new A/C unit, purchase a new refrigerator and stove, remodel
two bathrooms, roof repairs, and repair the interior of the
second floor of the museum.
Eligible (Y/N)
Yes, Project activity is considered eligible under Department of
Treasury Final Rule, contingent upon the below additional
considerations and requirements being met.
Additional Information
Provide any additional information regarding the City of
needed
Miami's agreement with the nonprofit.
Next Steps
• Atkins to review agreement when available
• Atkins to monitor costs, expenditures, and gather data
for quarterly and annual reporting
QC Completed (Name/Date)
Jamelyn Austin Trucks 6/7/2022
Additional Considerations/Program Requirements:
• Under the SLFRF program, funds must be used for costs incurred on or after March 3, 2021.
Further, funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and expended by December 31, 2026.
This time period, during which recipients can expend SLFRF funds, is the "period of
performance."
• ARPA funds can be used to provide additional funding for projects in progress prior to 3/3/2021,
however only activities initiated AFTER 3/3/2021 are eligible for ARPA funds.
• Ensure that the City of Miami Procurement Process or the Sub -Recipient Procurement Process
meets Office of Management and Budget procurement standards set forth in 2 CFR 200.316-
320.
• Expenditure Category 2.34 - Negative Economic Impacts: Assistance to Impacted Nonprofit
Organizations (Impacted or Disproportionately Impacted) requires the following additional
reporting:
• Recipients must report on whether projects are primarily serving disproportionately
impacted communities.
• Use of Evidence (for all ECs) - Collection to begin in April 2022
• The dollar amount of the total project spending that is allocated towards evidence -
based interventions
• Indicate if a program evaluation of the project is being conducted
• Project Demographic Distribution - (Applicable to Public Health and Negative Economic Impact
ECs: EC 1.1-2.37) — Collection to begin April 2022
Recognizing the disproportionate public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic
on many households, communities, and other entities, recipients must report whether certain
types of projects are targeted to impacted and disproportionately impacted communities.
Recipients will be asked to respond to the following:
• What Impacted and/or Disproportionally Impacted population does this project
primarily serve? Please select the population primarily served.
• If this project primarily serves more than one Impacted and/or Disproportionately
Impacted population, please select up to two additional populations served.
Recipients will select from the following options:
Impacted
• Non -Profits that experienced a negative economic impact of the pandemic (please
specify)
• Classes of non -profits designated as negatively economically impacted by the pandemic
(please specify)
• Travel, tourism, or hospitality sectors (including Tribal development districts)
• Industry outside the travel, tourism, or hospitality sectors that experienced a negative
economic impact of the pandemic (please specify)
Disproportionately Impacted
• Non -profits operating in Qualified Census Tracts
• Non -profits operated by Tribal governments or on Tribal lands
• Non -profits operating in the U.S. territories
• Other non -profits disproportionately impacted by the pandemic (please specify)
• Public Health and Negative Economic Impact (EC 1.1-3.5) - Collection to begin in April 2022
• Brief description of structure and objectives of assistance program(s), including public
health or negative economic impact experienced
• Brief description of how a recipient's response is related and reasonably and
proportional to a public health or negative economic impact of COVID-19.
Assistance to Non -Profits - The information listed must be provided in each report -(EC 1.9,
2.34) - Collection to begin in April 2022
• Number of Non -Profits served (by program if recipient establishes multiple separate
non-profit assistance programs)
Responding to Public Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19
To assess eligible uses of funds in this category, recipients should (1) identify a COVID-19 public health or
economic impact on an individual or class (i.e., a group) and (2) design a program that responds to that
impact. Responses should be related and reasonably proportional to the harm identified and reasonably
designed to benefit those impacted.
The final rule recognizes that the pandemic caused broad -based impacts that affected many
communities, households, and small businesses across the country; for example, many workers faced
unemployment and many small businesses saw declines in revenue. The final rule describes these as
"impacted" households, communities, small businesses, and nonprofits.
At the same time, the pandemic caused disproportionate impacts, or more severe impacts, in certain
communities. For example, low-income and underserved communities have faced more severe health
and economic outcomes like higher rates of COVID-19 mortality and unemployment, often because pre-
existing disparities exacerbated the impact of the pandemic. The final rule describes these as
"disproportionately impacted" households, communities, small businesses, and nonprofits
Assistance to Nonprofits
Nonprofits have faced significant challenges due to the pandemic's increased demand for services and
hanging operational needs, as well as declines in revenue sources such as donations and fees.
Nonprofits eligible for assistance are those that experienced negative economic impacts or
disproportionate impacts of the pandemic and meet the definition of "nonprofit" —specifically those
that are 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) tax-exempt organizations.
Impacted Nonprofits
Recipients can identify nonprofits impacted by the pandemic, and measures to respond, in many ways;
for example, recipients could consider:
• Decreased revenue (e.g., from donations and fees)
• Financial insecurity
• Increased costs (e.g., uncompensated increases in service need)
• Capacity to weather financial hardship
• Challenges covering payroll, rent or mortgage, and other operating costs
Assistance to nonprofits that experienced negative economic impacts includes the following
enumerated uses:
• Loans or grants to mitigate financial hardship
• Technical or in -kind assistance or other services that mitigate negative economic impacts of the
pandemic