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Miami For Everyone
Program Guidelines
Background:
On April 13th 2023, the Miami City Commission approved Resolution No. R-23-0178 establishing the
Miami For Everyone ("MFE") program. The following Miami For Everyone guidelines were adopted in
said Resolution R-23-0178, to ensure the accountability and utilization of the program funds meets the
intent of the MFE Program. Funding for the MFE Program will be allocated by the City Commission.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Miami For Everyone program is to assist communities facing the long-term
complications resulting from declared emergencies and to address the specific needs of the most
vulnerable residents and businesses, through a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards
priority areas of need that will further stabilize economic conditions within City District(s). The City of
Miami created the Miami For Everyone program to address the needs of the most vulnerable residents
who continue to experience hardships due to a declared emergency (pandemic, natural disaster, etc.).
Miami For Everyone focuses on projects and programs providing services directly benefitting City of
Miami residents in the following priority areas:
• Affordable Housing'
• Educational Programs for children, youth and adults
• Elderly meals, direct financial assistance, transportation, recreational and health/wellness related
activities
• Direct financial assistance, food assistance (gift card programs, voucher programs)
• At -risk youth or youth summer job programs
• Transportation services and programs
• Job development, retention and training programs
• Homeless Services
• Food Distribution programs
• Necessary climate and resiliency improvements in compliance with program purpose and
guidelines
• Essential supplies, during a State of Emergency, natural disaster, or economic
crisis.
• Necessary infrastructure improvements in compliance with program purpose and guidelines
The expenditure of Miami For Everyone 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:
Miami For Everyone fund recipients must be an active and registered State of Florida entity:
1 All Affordable Housing projects shall be managed by the City of Miami's Department of Housing and Community Development
("HCD") and subject to compliance with HCD's applicable rules, guidelines, processes, and procedures, including but not limited
to, relevant funding agreements.
City of Miami
Miami For Everyone
Program Guidelines
(1) For Profit2; (2) Not -for profit organizations {501(3)(c)}; (3) Governmental units; (4) Educational
and academic institutions; (5) City of Miami departments, Offices of City Elected Officials, agencies,
or boards.
Additional Program Guidelines and Requirements
• Any organization considered for or selected to receive Miami For Everyone 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.
• Organization must complete a Miami For Everyone funding request form.
• MFE programs are subject to funding availability.
• MFE fund recipients will use funds for a program or initiative that reaches a significant number of
individuals and/or significantly mitigates the impacts of a declared emergency.
• 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 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, which said requirements may be amended by
the City's Department of Risk Management ("Risk") and approved by Risk, which may be
withheld in the City's sole discretion.
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.
• Unless otherwise approved or extended by City Commission, the agreement term will end a year
following contract execution.
• Recipients will be required to complete an end of program close-out report certifying the services
provided, performance metrics, location of services, timeline for the provision of MFE related
services and a narrative of the overall accomplishments of the program. The City, from time to
time, may conduct on -site monitoring and/or audits of the MFE 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
2 Only eligible to be awarded funding for affordable housing projects.
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Miami For Everyone
Program Guidelines
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.
• These guidelines are further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed
by the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and
City Code provisions.
• The attached Funding Request Form (pages 1-6) must be completed in its entirety by the applicant. The
completed form must besubmitted to the Office of Management and Budget before the entity may
added to the Commission Agenda for approval.
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone
Program Funding Request Form
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Person: Amina M. McNeil, Esq.
Title: Executive Director
Phone number: 305-757-7652
Email Address: Amcneil@mlkmiami.com
Name of Person completing this form: Amina M. McNeil
Legal Name of organization: Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation
Address (Street, City, State, Zip Code): 6114 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33127
Executive Director of Organization: Amina M. McNeil, Esq.
Executive Director email: Amcneil@mlkmiami.com
Executive Director Contact Phone Number: 305-757-7652
The organization is a registered and active State of Florida Corporation (select one):
For -profit organization
n Not -for profit organization {501(3)(c)}
Local governmental unit
State governmental unit
Educational and academic institution
City of Miami department, office of elected official, agency or board
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone
Program Funding Request Form
ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM/PROJECT INFORMATION
Organization History and Background Information:
Martin Luther King Economic Development Corp. (MLKEDC) is a non profit that has served the Liberty City, Model City, Brownsville
and surrounding community since 1975. Our focus is on providing services and economic development opportunity for low income and
under -served residents in the community. MLKEDC has been the co -developer on 2 affordable housing projects in the City of Miami, owns
and operates a business center, and manages a community kitchen incubator program.
Is your program/project providing direct services to residents of the City of Miami? YesUINoE
Number of residents your entity will serve: 250+
Frequency of Service: Daily
Age Group Served:
All
Is your program/project related to a declared emergency in the City of Miami? Yes❑No.
Name of Declared Emergency:
Date of Official Declaration:
Is your program/project impacting one of Miami's afflicted communities? Yes �]■ No❑
Geographic Area Served (specific to this project/program)
District Served (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Citywide) District 5
Neighborhood/Community being served: Liberty city, Brownsville, Model City
Program/Project Priority area (Select one):
Affordable Housing
Educational Programs for children, youth, and adults
Elderly meals, direct financial assistance, transportation, recreational and
health/wellness related activities
Direct financial assistance, food assistance (gift card programs, voucher programs)
At -risk youth or youth summer job programs
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Miami For Everyone
Program Funding Request Form
Transportation services and programs
Job development, retention and training programs
nHomeless Services
® Food Distribution programs
ElClimate Resiliency Improvements
nEssential supplies, during a State of Emergency, natural disaster, or economic crisis
Allowable Infrastructure Improvement per program purpose and guidelines
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone Program
Funding Request Form
Program/Project Title: MLK Business Center Infrastructure Improvement
Project/Program Description: Repairs to Martin Luther King Business Center.
Program Start Date: August 2024 Program End Date: August 2025
Please describe how this program/project and funding will assist the community overcome the
adverse effects of the declared emergency:
N/A
IMPACT AND PERFORMANCE:
Describe overall expected outcomes and performance measures for this project/program:
This project will improve the infrastructure of MLK Business Center which house
MLKEDC, 2 Clinics, Charter School, Kitchen Incubator and Barbershop.
This will insure that MLK Business Center can operate without interruptions due to needed repairs.
Please attach additional pages to the back of this packet, if the space above is not sufficient.
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone Program
Funding Request Form
FUNDING REQUEST INFORMATION:
Amount Requested: $ 550,000.00
Explain how the City of Miami's Miami For Everyone funding will be utilized:
Funds will be utilized to make critical repairs to the MLK Business Center infrastructure.
These repairs include, but are not limited to, the roof, electrical, plumbing, and stucco.
Repairs will help MLKEDC continue to house and as well as continue to provide programs.
Itemize MFE funding related to expenditures below:
Personnel Salaries & Wages:
$ 50,000.00
Personnel Benefits $
Space Rental: $
Utilities (Electricity, Phone, Internet): $
Supplies:
Equipment
Marketing:
$
$
Transportation (Participants): $
Meals (Participants): $
Professional Services (List each): $
Construction (attach schedule of costs): $ 300k 100k-Electnce Plumhin0. 100k-Stucco
Other (please describe):
Other (please describe):
Other (please describe):
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone 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): Amina M. McNeil, Esq.
Date: 7/8/2024
Additional Comments:
To be completed by District Commissioner/Mayor's Office
Recommended for funding: Yes ❑ No ❑
Funding Recommendation: $550,000.00
July 25th 2024
Commission Meeting Date:
Additional Comments:
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Estimated Construction Repairs For MLK Business Center
Infrastructure Improvement
Roof Replacement Repairs:
$300,000.00
Electrical/Plumbing Repairs:
$100,000.00
Stucco:
$100, 000.00
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