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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
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.
• 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.
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City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program
Funding Request Form
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Person: Chaney Block
Title: CFO
Phone number: 305-246-3276
Email Address: accounting@farmshare.org
Name of Person completing this form: Chaney Block
Legal Name of Organization: FARM SHARE, INC.
Address (Street, City, State, Zip Code): 14125 SW 320 St, Homestead, FL 33033
Executive Director of Organization: STEPHEN SHELLEY
Executive Director email: Stephen@farmshare.org
Executive Director Contact Phone Number: 305-246-3276
The organization is a registered and active State of Florida Corporation (select one):
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For -profit organization
Not -for profit organization {501(3)(c)}
Local governmental unit
State governmental unit
nEducational and academic institution
nCity of Miami department, agency and board
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Anti -Poverty Initiative Program
Funding Request Form
ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM/PROJECT INFORMATION
Organization History and Background Information:
Established in 1991, Farm Share is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
that works daily to make sure that food -insecure Floridians receive
the food and support they need. At Farm Share, our mission is to make
sure that no Floridian goes hungry and no food goes to waste.
Is your program/project providing direct services to residents of the City of Miami? Yes ✓❑No❑
Number of residents your entity will serve:
Frequency of Service:
Age Group Served:
16,500
Monthly
All
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) Citywide
Neighborhood/Community being served: Citywide
Program/Project Priority area (Select one):
nE• ducational Programs for children, youth and adults
nC• rime Prevention
nE• lderly meals, transportation, recreational and health/wellness related activities
nA• t -risk youth or youth summer job programs
nT• ransportation services and programs
nJob development, retention and training programs
nH• omeless Services
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City of Miami
Anti -Poverty Initiative Program - Funding Request Form
Program/Project Title: COVID-19 Pandemic Food Distribution
Since the start of the pandemic Farm Share has distributed 1.5 million pounds of food
Project/Program Description:
throughout the City of Miami to approximately 100,000 families. To accomplish this Farm Share has had to incur additional expenses related to
transportation, personnel and utility expenses to keep our trucks rolling 6 days a week. The overall cost to Farm Share to acquire and distribute
food is 10 cents per pound. The average standalone cost for a food distribution event is between $3,000 and $6,000 based on truck size. We have held 15 throughout the city since March lst.
Program Start Date: March 1, 2020 Program End Date: Ongoing
Please describe how this program/project and funding will alleviate poverty within the City of
Miami?
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the County and City "Safer at Home" order, many residents have been unable to work
and/or have lost their jobs. This has led to record numbers of people out of work and in need of food for their families
Farm Share has been and will continue to provide life sustaining food through our partner agencies and community food distribution events.
IMPACT AND PERFORMANCE:
Describe overall expected outcomes and performance measures for this project/program:
With the monies allocated Farm Share can distribute an additional 250,000 pounds of food to 16,500 households
This is the equivalent of approximately 208,334 meals. One meal equals approximately 1.2 lbs.
Farm Share will provide inventory documentation to substantiate these di
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FUNDING REQUEST INFORMATION:
Amount Requested: $25,000.00
Explain how the City of Miami Anti -Poverty funding will be utilized:
TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR IMPOVERISHED CITIZENS.
Itemize API funding related to expenditures below:
Personnel Salaries & Wages: $1 0,000.00
Personnel Benefits $1,000.00
Space Rental: $
Utilities (Electricity, Phone, Internet): $3,000.00
Supplies: $
Marketing: $
Transportation (Participants): $
Meals (Participants): $
Professional Services (List each):
Other (please describe): FUEL $6,000.00
Other (please describe): TRUCKING $5,000.00
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): STEPHEN SHELLEY
Date: 5/4/2020
Additional Comments:
To be completed by District Commissioner/Mayor's Office
Recommended for funding: Yesn No❑
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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