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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'
• Mortgage Replacement Program2
• 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.
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.
2 The MFE Mortgage Replacement Program 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.
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Eligible Entities and Organizations:
Miami For Everyone fund recipients must be an active and registered State of Florida entity:
(1) For Profit3; (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; (6) Eligible City Residents who have applied and met all requirements of the Miami For
Everyone Mortgage Replacement Program4.
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
Only eligible to be awarded funding for affordable housing projects.
Only eligible to be awarded to City Residents who have been approved under the City of Miami Single Family Replacement
Home Program.
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Miami For Everyone
Program Guidelines
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 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 1O% 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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Miami For Everyone
Program Guidelines
Mortgage Replacement Program Requirements:
Program Description:
Designed to address substandard and dilapidated housing units that
qualify for assistance under the City of Miami's Single Family
Replacement Home Program.
Funding Soruce: Miami For Everyone Program funds.
Type of Assistance:
Maximum Subsidy:
Income Requirements:
Affordability Period:
Lien Position:
Eligible Property:
Repayment Requirements:
Deferred payment loan used for the payment and replacement of
existing private first mortgage loans recorded against a property that
is approved for assistance under and the City of Miami's Single Family
Replacement Home Program.
$200,000, per eligible property
Total household income not to exceed 80% AMI
30 years
1st lien position on assisted property. No other liens on the property
shall be permitted other than the City of Miami Single Family
Replacement Home municipal mortgage lien.
Single-family owner -occupied units in the City of Miami with major
structural defects that cannot be rehabilitated and have been
approved for assistance through the City of Miami's Single Family
Replacement Home Program.
In the case of a sale or transfer or if the property ceases to be occupied
as primary residence, the borrower will be required to repay 100% of
the original principal amount given as assistance.
City of Miami
Miami For Everyone
Program Funding Request Form
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Person: Beatrice Gonzalez
Title: Director
Phone number: 305-790-6893
Email Address: beatrice@lotushouse.org
Name of Person completing this form: Beatrice Gonzalez
Legal Name of Organization: Sundari Foundation, Inc. dba Lotus House
Address (Street, City, State, Zip Code): 217 NW 15th Street
Miami, FL 33136
Executive Director of Organization: Isabella DeII'Oca
Executive Director email: isabella@lotushouse.org
Executive Director Contact Phone Number: 305-438-0556
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
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:
Our mission is to improve the lives of women, youth and children experiencing homelessness by providing sanctuary, support,
education, tools and resources that empower them to improve the quality of their lives on every level, achieve greater
self sufficiency and build safe, secure lives. To support our mission, we advocate on their behalf to raise awareness
of their special needs. Sheltering 34 in our first year to now 525+ sheltered nightly, Lotus House shelters the most vulnerable in our community.
Is your program/project providing direct services to residents of the City Qf Miami? Yes ❑■ No❑
1,350 yearly ri
Daily
All ages
Number of residents your entity will serve:
Frequency of Service:
Age Group Served:
Is your program/project related to a declared emergency in the City of Miami? Yes❑No0
Name of Declared Emergency:
Date of Official Declaration:
Is your program/project impacting one of Miami's afflicted communities?
Geographic Area Served (specific to this project/program)
District Served (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Citywide) Citywide
Citywide, ocatedinDistrict3-overtown
Neighborhood/Community being served:
Program/Project Priority area (Select one):
Affordable Housing
Mortgage Replacement Program (See Appendix A)
Educational Programs for children, youth, and adults
Yes 0 No❑
Elderly meals, direct financial assistance, transportation, recreational and
health/wellness related activities
Direct financial assistance, food assistance (gift card programs, voucher programs)
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Number: 1 Author: Bea Gonzalez Subject: Sticky Note Date: 12/9/2024 11:24:05 AM
Please note that of those who self report their last known residence/last location where they slept, about half (560) came from a
City of Miami District.
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Program Funding Request Form
nA• t -risk youth or youth summer job programs
nT• ransportation services and programs
nJob development, retention and training programs
nH• omeless Services
nF• ood Distribution programs
InC• limate Resiliency Improvements
InE• ssential supplies, during a State of Emergency, natural disaster, or economic crisis
nAllowable Infrastructure Improvement per program purpose and guidelines
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone Program
Funding Request Form
Program/Project Title: Supportive shelter for women, youth and children
Project/Program Description: Lotus House offers safe shelter coupled with trauma -informed
supports and programming. All guests will have access to behavioral supports, counseling, recovery support, case management,
services, holistic programs (such as art, exercise and much more), educational workshops (GED tutoring, homework assistance, etc),
employment supports, on site daycare run by United Way of Miami -Dade, housing supports (and RRH funding when available) and much more.
Program Start Date: 1 /15/24
Program End Date: 1/14/25
Please describe how this program/project and funding will assist the community overcome the
adverse effects of the declared emergency:
Lotus House addresses the unique needs of homeless women and children. By providing programming specifically tailored
to their special needs, our guests are able to heal, grow and thrive - truly breaking the cycles of abuse, violence and
homelessness. Our program helps reduce street and chronic homelessness by addressing their root causes using evidence based support.
IMPACT AND PERFORMANCE:
Describe overall expected outcomes and performance measures for this project/program:
Successful placement of City of Miami referrals. Of those who exit, 75% will sucessfully exit outside the shelter system.
100% will receive case management. Three meals a day will be offered.
85% of guests will receive a health and wellness/service referral.
Please attach additional pages to the back of this packet, if the space above is not sufficient.
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Number: 1 Author: Bea Gonzalez Subject: Sticky Note Date: 12/10/2024 3:34:23 PM
$42.50 per bed, per day for City of Miami Referrals
City of Miami
Miami For Everyone Program
Funding Request Form
FUNDING REQUEST INFORMATION:
Amount Requested: $ 300,000
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Explain how the City of Miami's Miami For Everyone funding will be utilized:
Funds will be used to cover the cost of needed services and staffing in order
to accept direct shelter referrals from the City of Miami. This includes the cost of
counseling, case management, educational supports, employment programs, on site day care,
holistic programming and enrichment activities, onsite internship programs, housing supports,
health and wellness resources and much more.
Itemize MFE funding related to expenditures below:
Personnel Salaries & Wages:
$100,000
Personnel Benefits $
Space Rental: $
Utilities (Electricity, Phone, Internet): $
Supplies: $ 100,000
Equipment $
Marketing: $
Transportation (Participants):
Meals (Participants):
Professional Services (List each):
$
$ 35, 000
$ 65,000 (audit, bookkeeping services)
Construction (attach schedule of costs): $
Other (please describe):
Other (please describe):
Mortgage Replacement (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.
p—Signed by:
Completed by (Print & Sign): Beatrice Gonzalez bt-aria-
Date:
12/9/24 December 12, 2024 112:00:28 Esi `
Additional Comments:
To be completed by District Commissioner/Mayor's Office
Recommended for funding: Yes X❑ No❑
$300,000
Funding Recommendation:
Commission Meeting Date:
Additional Comments:
January 9th 2025
Signed by:
Completed by (Print & Sign): f ak,OS 1. S 5
December 19, 2024 109:34:21 EST
Date:
December 19, 2024 109:34:59 EST
To be completed by the Department
Marie Gouin
Received by (Print & Sign):
December 27, 2024 112:07:30 EST
Date:
Additional Comments:
cuSigned by:
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