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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.
(Last Revised June 6, 2019)
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
a 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
a 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.
• The attached Funding Request 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.
(Last Revised June 6, 2019}
City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program
Funding Request Form
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Person: Barbara Hardemon
Title: Executive Director
Phone number: (305) 331-1442
Email Address: bardemon@aol.com
Name of Person completing this form: Barbara Hardemon
Legal Name of Organization: Foundation of Community Assistance & Leadership
Address (Street, City, State, Zip Code): 765 NW 36th Street, Miami, Florida, 33127
Executive Director of Organization: Barbara Hardemon
Executive Director email: bhardernon@aol.com
Executive Director Contact Phone Number: (305) 331-1442
The organization is a registered and active State of Florida Corporation (select one):
For -profit organization
Not -for profit organization {501(3)(c)}
riLocal governmental unit
State governmental unit
Educational and academic institution
City of Miami department, agency and board
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Last revised: September 16, 2019
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City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program
Funding Request Form
ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM/PROJECT INFORMATION
Organization History and Background Information:
FOCAL is an innovative program designed to help students develop self-confidence and motivate them to succeed
academically. The learning center opened in the fall of 2000 to incorporate educational activities with the
recreational activities offered at the City of Miami's Moore Park, The program is free of charge to
students and operates year-round as an after school program and summer camp.
Is your program/project providing direct services to residents of the City of Miami? Yes0No ❑
Number of residents your entity will serve:
Frequency of Service:
Age Group Served:
175
5 days per week
5-18
Is your program/project impacting one of Miami's disadvantaged communities? Yes ❑✓ No n
Geographic Area Served (specific to this project/program)
District Served (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Citywide) District 5 and 1
Neighborhood/Community being served: ',hefty ci y. 4„aPa[an,sOveaown
Program/Project Priority area (Select one):
I V l Educational Programs for children, youth and adults
Crime Prevention
CElderly 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
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City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program - Funding Request Form
Program/Project Title: FOCAL Moore Park Afterschool & Summer Learning Program
Project/Program Description: The program is open to students who reside in the City of Miami low income
neighborhoods, with risk factors that include poor school performance, retention in grade, poor school attendance,
and/or behavior problems. The high crime rates in the targeted areas expose youth to anti -social behavior and the program serves
as an alternative to participating in negative activities, by ensuring positive teaming experiences in a safe enviromnent.
Program Start Date: 04/1/2020 Program End Date: 03/31/2021
Please describe how this program/project and funding will alleviate poverty within the City of
Miami?
The program provides low income youth access to free tutoring, mentors, technology, structured social activities, cutttrral awareness and
knowledge of and access to the world outside of their neighborhoods. This combined with the attention of the certified teachers, counseling,
physical and nutritional education will aid in promoting education ]coding to a career and decreasing a possibility of economic hardship as aduhs.
IMPACT AND PERFORMANCE:
Describe overall expected outcomes and performance measures for this project/program:
The expected outcome is a 95% grade level promotion rate and an increase performance measures for students
by 10%.The program will maintain demographics, along with a pre -test and post-test performance
measures tracker for each participant to track literacy, physical fitness, social growth progress.
Please attach additional pages to the back of this packet, if the space above is not sufficient.
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City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program - Funding Request Form
FUNDING REQUEST INFORMATION:
Amount Requested: $250,000.00
Explain how the City of Miami Anti -Poverty funding will be utilized:
The funding will be used to support student success, by providing curriculum, books, teacher salaries, educational
field trips, classroom supplies, office supplies, technology, and training courses.
Itemize API funding related to expenditures below:
Personnel Salaries & Wages: $124,750.
Personnel Benefits $9,543.
Space Rental: $
Utilities (Electricity, Phone, Internet): $
Supplies: $10,840.
Marketing: $
Transportation (Participants): $23,910•
Meals (Participants): $18,742.
Professional Services (List each):
Other (please describe): Lodging and entry fees $62,215.
Other (please describe):
Other (please describe):
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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 that the information provided on this form is
accurate and complete.
Completed by (Print & Sign): Barbara Hardemon
Date: 3/13/2020
Additional Comments:
To be completed by District Commissioner/Mayor's Office
Recommended for funding; YesrNo❑
Funding Recommendation: $250,000
Commission Meeting Date:
Additional Comments:
Completed by (Print & Sign): Natalya Sangster
Date: 3/20/2020
To be completed by the Department
Received by (Print & Sign):M.T.Sutherland
Date: 3/20/20
Additional Comments:
This items is approved to be processed for placement on the Commission Agenda.
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