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File ID: #18455
Date: 11/03/2025
Commission Meeting Date: 11/20/2025
Requesting Department: Department of
Police
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Type: Resolution
Subject: Establish - Special Revenue Project - Community Violence Intervention and
Prevention
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachment(s), establishing a Special
Revenue Project titled, "Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant
Program" accepting and appropriating a grant award that is potentially available from
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in approximately the of amount
$327,373.00, with no matching funds required, for the implementation or expansion of
Community Violence intervention and Prevention programs supported by Ummah
Futures International; authorizing the City Manager to execute any and all necessary
documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for the execution of the grant
agreements, amendments, modifications, and extensions thereto, and the acceptance
of grant funds in the event of an award of the grant and to implement the acceptance
and administration of the funds in compliance with requirements of the award
agreement.
Background of Item:
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement ("FDLE"), is potentially awarding the City
of Miami ("City")'s Police Department ("MPD") a grant in approximately the amount of
$327,373.00, to provide funding for personnel, and contracts/consultants for the
implementation or expansion of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention
("Program") programs in the City of Miami. The City submitted a grant application to
FDLE requesting funds for the Program that will be supported by Ummah Futures
International ("UFI"), a member of the multidisciplinary team, for activities and tasks
related to the implementation of the hospital -based intervention program, expansion of
the violence interrupter program, and overall management of the Program. FDLE
allows for funds to be used to contract with third parties to perform related activities to
the Community Violence Intervention program within the City's jurisdiction. This grant
award does not require any local match. Said grant is potentially awarded for the period
commencing December 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is an Expenditure
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
Total Fiscal Impact: $327,373.00 (Grant, no match)
Special Revenue Account No: 12000.190101.434000.0.0
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Reviewed B
Jorge Blanco
Manuel Morales
Luis Hernandez -Torres
Leon P Michel
Arthur Noriega V
Valentin J Alvarez
Juan Carlos Perez
George K. Wysong III
Maricarmen Lopez
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
Initial Police Review
Department Head Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
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Signed and Attested by the City Clerk
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-25-0460
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 18455 Final Action Date:11/20/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED, "COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM"; ACCEPTING
AND APPROPRIATING A PROSPECTIVE GRANT AWARD AVAILABLE OFFERED
BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ("FDLE") IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $327,373.00, WITH NO MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED,
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY")
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ("MPD") COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND
PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY UMMAH FUTURES INTERNATIONAL,
LLC (UMMAH"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT
AGREEMENT AND ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS,
MODIFICATIONS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO RELATED TO THE SAID GRANT
AND ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE EVENT OF AN AWARD OF THE
GRANT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND UMMAH FOR THE
PROVISION OF SERVICES RELATED TO MPD'S COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUNDS AND COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF
THE AWARD AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), provides funding for
strategic approaches to crime reduction through the Community Violence Intervention and
Prevention Grant ("CVI") Strategy; and
WHEREAS, FDLE's CVI strategy assists communities build trust and support law
enforcement agencies working with their communities by integrating enforcement strategies into
community -based crime reduction efforts and using this information to understand and target
the issues creating criminal activities; and
WHEREAS, the FDLE supports the City of Miami ("City") Police Department's ("MPD")
priorities to reduce serious violent crime, domestic violence, gun violence, dismantle gang
activity, and strengthen local capacity to combat drug abuse; and
WHEREAS, FDLE has offered the City a grant award, in an amount not to exceed
$327,373.00 ("Grant") to provide funding contingent upon establishing a partnership with a
community partner organization for the implementation and maintenance of MPD's community
violence intervention and prevention programs ("Program") in the; and
WHEREAS, the City submitted a CVI grant application to FDLE requesting funds for the
Program supported by Ummah Futures International, LLC ("Ummah"), to serve as the
Program's project manager; and
WHEREAS, MPD in collaboration with Ummah serving as the project manager, will
pursue CVI goals and objectives to improve the Program's hospital -based intervention program,
expansion of the violence interrupter program, and support the City's resolve to reduce crime
and mitigate the impacts on crime victims; and
WHEREAS, this Grant award does not require a City match; and
WHEREAS, the period for this potential Grant award begins December 1, 2025, and will
terminate on June 30, 2026; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The following new Special Revenue Project is established, and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program
RESOURCES: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
$327,373.00
APPROPRIATIONS:Personnel &Contracts/Consultants $327,373.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to execute a Grant between the City and
FDLE, in substantially the attached form, and accept the prospective Grant award offered, with
no City match funds required, and further execute a MOU with Ummah for the implementation
and maintenance of MPD's community violence intervention and prevention Programs.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to designate the Chief of Police to
negotiate and execute any and all other necessary documents pertaining to the Grant and
related MOU with Ummah, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement the
acceptance and administration of the funds and compliance with requirement of the award
agreement.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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