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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Arthur Noriega V DATE: April 8, 2025
City Manager
SUBJECT: Miami For Everyone
Allocation of $150,000 to Florida
International University Foundation
FROM: Keith Carswell, Director
Economic Innovation Development
The City of Miami ("City") created the Miami For Everyone ("MFE") Program 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
Districts.
Florida International University Foundation, Inc. (FIU Foundation) was established in 1969 to
encourage, solicit, receive and administer gifts for scientific, educational and charitable purposes
for the advancement of Florida International University and its objectives. It is registered by the
State of Florida as a charitable organization and is approved by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as
a tax exempt 501(c) (3) organization. The Foundation has also been certified as a Direct Support
Organization. (DSO)
In 2023, the Florida International University Foundation, Inc. ("FIU Foundation") launched the Next
Horizon Campaign ("Campaign") in support of Florida International University ("FIU") to put FIU at
the forefront of discovery and innovation; health and society; environment and resilience; influence
and enterprise; and community, arts and culture; and the focus of the Campaign was to achieve the
aforementioned by focusing two pillars - student success and research and excellence.
In March 2023, the City of Miami contributed an amount not to exceed, One Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars $150,000.00 to the FIU Foundation to establish the City's First Generation
Scholarship Initiative. This scholarship is available to FIU enrolled students who are City of Miami
residents, Pell -grant eligible, whose parents or legal guardians have not earned a bachelor's degree.
Elegible student will receive $1K scholarship.
In November 2024, pursuant to Resolution No. R-24-0468 for the year-end (2023-2024) close-out
budget adjustments, the City Commission approved One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
$150,000.00 going to the MFE Program for the continuation of the City's First Generation
Scholarship.
This City of Miami donation to FIU Foundation of $150,000 will be matched 2 for 1 by the FIU
Foundation. Thereby making the match a total of $300,000.00. The total funds of $450,000 will be
awarded to the City of Miami residents who are first generation and Pell Grant eligible. The FIU
Foundation has submitted and completed an MFE grant application.
RECOMMENDATION
[n light of the above stated, approval of a waiver of the formal requirements of competitive sealed
bidding methods as not being practicable or advantageous to the City as set forth in the City Code of
Ordinances, as amended, specifically Section 18-85 (A), and the affirmation of these written
findings and the forwarding of the same to the City Commission for ratification by a fourth -fifths
vote is respectfully requested.
APPROVED / DISAPPROVED
Arthur Noriega V
City Manager
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Gabriel Srito, Office of Management and Budget
Jennifer May, Assistant Director, Economic Innovation & Development
Melissa Fernandez-Stiers, Chief of Staff to the City Manager
Carlos Suarez, Chief of Staff of the Mayor
Moises Hernandez, Director of Constituent Affairs Office of the Mayor