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Anti -Poverty Initiative Program Guidelines
Background:
On September 23, 2014, the Miami City Commission approved Resolution No. 14-0362 establishing the
Anti -Poverty Initiative ("API") program. The following Anti -Poverty Initiative guidelines were passed on
May 23, 2019, per Resolution No. 19-0202, to ensure the accountability and utilization of the program
funds meets the intent of Resolution No. 15-0106 and Resolution No. 16-0044 as well as anti -poverty
related Sunshine meetings held in 2014. Funding allocation is based on poverty rates for each
commission district.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Anti -Poverty Initiative is to reduce poverty within the City of Miami communities and
funding shall be utilized to meet the needs of poor residents. The City of Miami created the Anti -Poverty
Initiative to address poverty based on a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards the City's
residents achieving self-sufficiency.
Anti -Poverty Initiative focuses on projects and programs providing services directly benefitting
disadvantaged City of Miami residents in the following priority areas:
• Educational Programs for children, youth and adults
• Crime Prevention
• Elderly meals, transportation, recreational and health/wellness related activities
• At -risk youth or youth summer job programs
• Transportation services and programs
• Job development, retention and training programs
• Homeless Services
The expenditure of Anti -Poverty funds allocated under this Initiative shall only be expended to benefit
the interest of disadvantaged residents of the City of Miami.
Eligible Entities and Organizations:
Anti -Poverty Initiative fund recipients must be an active and registered State of Florida entity:
(1) For Profit; (2) Not -for profit organizations {501(3)(c)}; (3) Governmental units;
(4) Educational and academic institutions; (5) City of Miami departments, agencies, and
boards
Additional Program Guidelines and Requirements
• Any organization considered for or selected to receive Anti -Poverty Initiative funds must comply
with any and all local, state and federal laws, rules, regulations, or guidelines associated with the
programs funded, and such allocations may be revoked at the sole discretion of the City
Commission.
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City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program Guidelines
• Organization must complete an Anti -Poverty Initiative funding request form.
• API program is subject to commission approval and funding availability.
• API fund recipients will use funds for a program or initiative that reaches a significant number of
individuals or significantly impacts Miami's disadvantage communities.
• Recipients will be required to enter into a grant agreement with the City of Miami prior to any
funding being disbursed. Said agreement shall include program/activity information and
language regarding:
o Resolution stating who is authorized to execute agreement with City of Miami
o Scope of Services including but not limited to number of residents being served, City of
Miami District/Location where services are being provided, program focus/priority area,
frequency of service, performance measures and any other performance metric deemed
relevant to the program priority area
o Budget detailing how funding will be utilized to provided services to disadvantaged
City/District residents as described in the Scope of Services
o Invoicing for activities and services provided and residents assisted or served
o Conflict of Interest
o Insurance as required by the City of Miami
o Any other material terms deem applicable to ensure appropriate use of public funds
• If an agreement is not executed in six (6) months from the date of Commission approval, the
recipient will be recommended for de -obligation.
• The agreement term will end a year following Commission approval.
• Recipients will be required to complete an end of program close-out report certifying the services
provided, performance metrics and number of people served, location of services and timeline
for the provision of API related services. The City, from time to time, will conduct on -site
monitoring and/or audits of the API funded program/activity/service.
• Funds cannot be used to pay expenditures such as:
o Lobbying Activities
o Traveling for non -program participants
o Meals for non -program participants
o Pay bad debt
o Defense and prosecution of criminal and civil proceedings
o Donations or fund raising activities
o Individual or Personal expenses
o Pay same expense charged to other funding source (e.g. CDBG funds)
o Sponsorship of events and activities
o Any other expenditures deemed ineligible by the City of Miami
• Organizations that discriminate based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age or
disability will not be recommended for funding. Administrative/Indirect expenses cannot exceed
10% of the budget allocation.
• -hie atcacned i unaung tzequest Form (pages 1-5) must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the
Office of Grants Administration before the entity may added to the Commission Agenda for approval.
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City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program
Funding Request Form
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Person: Jose Antonio Bogaert
Title: Director
Phone number: 3052853217
Email Address: jabogaert@sunshineforall.org
Name of Person completing this form:
Legal Name of Organization: Sunshine for All, Inc.
Address (Street, City, State, Zip Code): 1407 sw 22 St Miami FI 333145
Executive Director of Organization: Ruben Santana
Executive Director email: rubensunshine@bellsouth.net
Executive Director Contact Phone Number: 3052853217
The organization is a registered and active State of Florida Corporation (select one):
❑ For -profit organization
❑✓ N• ot -for profit organization {501(3)(c)}
❑ L• ocal governmental unit
I I S• tate governmental unit
❑ E• ducational and academic institution
❑ City of Miami department, agency and board
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City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program
Funding Request Form
ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM/PROJECT INFORMATION
Organization History and Background Information:
Sunshine for All, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in
December 2004 whose mission is dedicated to serving the needs of
Miami Dade County's vulnerable residents through the delivery and coorc
of social and quality control services to low income and at -risk segments
Is your program/project providing direct services to residents of the City of Miami? YesENo❑
Number of residents your entity will serve: 232
Frequency of Service: 5 days a week
Age Group Served:
seniors
Is your program/project impacting one of Miami's disadvantaged communities? Yes No
El
Geographic Area Served (specific to this project/program)
District Served (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Citywide) 4
Neighborhood/Community being served: City of Miami
Program/Project Priority area (Select one):
nEducational Programs for children, youth and adults
ElCrime Prevention
nElderly meals, transportation, recreational and health/wellness related activities
CAt -risk youth or youth summer job programs
nTransportation services and programs
riJob development, retention and training programs
0 Homeless Services
11 Improving housing opportunities and complete minor housing repairs and ADA
nupgrades for low income elderly and veterans
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City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program - Funding Request Form
Program/Project Title: API Senior Meals
Project/Program Description: Sunshine for All, Inc. is interested in
continuing to administer the provision of meals services to homebound
residents under the API Meals Program because we understand
the need that exist locally and at a national level for the provision of nutria
Program Start Date: 10/1/2019 Program End Date: 3/31/2020
Please describe how this program/project and funding will alleviate poverty within the City of
Miami?
Low income seniors who have barely any money to eat and to live on a day to day basis can now receive with this free meal our seniors
can now save money for other essential everyday necessities.
IMPACT AND PERFORMANCE:
Describe overall expected outcomes and performance measures for this project/program:
Sunshine for All, Inc. will submit the API Monthly Report which covers all aspects of the program.
This report covers Funding amount, Race&Ethnic Data, Progress Report (#of Meals delivered),Demographics
and Income. Also, the participants are counted on a daily basis from a report that is generated by our meals clerk.
Please attach additional pages to the back of this packet, if the space above is not sufficient.
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Sunshine for All, Inc primary Tong -term goals and objectives is the ability to continue to provide
these much -needed services and increase the number of clients served on an annual basis, if
available and possible. These efforts are part of the organization's on -going goals to expand its
services, diversify the sources of funding, and maintain customer service satisfaction at high
levels. Sunshine for All, Inc proposes to provide five (5) meals per week (Monday through
Friday) to two hundred and thirty two (232) City of Miami, district 4, qualified low-income
elderly residents based on City of Miami Department of Community Development program
guidelines and regulations. The total number of meals delivered shall be north of 30,160 over
the contract period.
City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program - Funding Request Form
FUNDING REQUEST INFORMATION:
Amount Requested: $173,420.00
Explain how the City of Miami Anti -Poverty funding will be utilized:
The funds will be used to provide daily nutritionally balanced
home delivered meals to 232 seniors for the period of 10/1/2019
thru 3/31/2020.
Itemize API funding related to expenditures below:
Personnel Salaries & Wages:
Personnel Benefits
Space:
Utilities (Electricity, Phone, Internet):
Supplies:
Marketing:
Transportation (Participants):
Meals (Participants):
Professional Services (List each):
Other (please describe):
Other (please describe):
Other (please describe):
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$18,610.00
$2,434.00
$2,900.00
$1,150.00
$750.00
$40,716.00
$105,560.00
500.00 Audit
800 Insurance
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BGI
AGENCY:
Budget Form I
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(NON -HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ONLY)
BUDGET NARRATIVE BY LINE ITEM
SUNSHINE FOR ALL, INC FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020
FUNDING SOURCE: Anti -Poverty Initiative (232 CLIENTS)
ITEM
101- STAFF SALARIE (Per salarie bud et form) AMOUNT
200- STAFF MICA- Gross Salarie x 1.45 %.
201- STAFF FICA- Gross Salarie x 6.2 %.
202- STAFF WORKER COMPENSANTION- Gross salarie x 0.102
203 -STAFF UNEMPLOYMENT- Gross salarie x 3.58
252-AUDIT COST
301- INSURANCE COSTS
350-ELECTRICAL SERVICES/WATER
460- EQUIPMENT RENT
350- TELEPHONE
460- SPACE RENTAL
521-OFFICE SUPPLIES Office supplies for the program
524- FOOD HOT MEALS Cost of Food 232 x 130 x $3.50
525- FOOD Transp. Transportation 232 x 130 days x $1.35
$18,610.00
$269.85
$1,153.82
$500.00
$510.33
$500.00
$800.00
$400.00
$200.00
$750.00
$2,700.00
$750.00
$105, 560.00
$40,716.00
$0.00
$173,420.00
City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program
Funding Request Form
To be completed by the Entity/Recipient
By signing below you agree to the guidelines and stipulate t hat the information provided on this form is
accurate and complete.
Completed by (Print & Sign): Jose A Bogaert
Date: 8/2/2019
Additional Comments:
To be completed by District Commissioner/Mayor's Office
Recommended for funding: YesE No0
Funding Recommendation:
Commission Meeting Date:
Additional Comments:
Completed by (Print & Sign):
Date:
To be completed by the Department
Received by (Print & Sign):
Date:
Additional Comments:
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