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Grants and Governmental Affairs Department Overview:

The Department researches, coordinates, composes, edits, submits, secures, administers, and manages Federal, State, Local, Foundation, and Legislative Appropriations funding to support the priorities of the Town’s Strategic Plan across all Town Departments and Offices.

Additional functions include:

  • Serve as Town liaison to Grantor agencies to ensure effective communication throughout the grant process and grant life cycle.
  • Assist Departments and Offices to execute grant contracts and agreements.
  • Provide technical and grant administration support to Departments and Offices.
  • Ensure Project Managers maintain fiscal and performance oversight of grant-funded programs, projects, and services.
  • Provide grant-related support to the Finance Department to establish and manage fiscal accounts, as well as the reconciliation of grant expenditures and reimbursements to support the annual audit.
  • Provide grant-related support for the procurement process of competitive bids.
  • Compose and submit applicable progress, expenditure, reimbursement, desk monitoring, and close-out grant reporting requirements to ensure Grantor agency compliance.
  • Compose and submit Local Funding Initiative Requests and Appropriations Project Requests to acquire discretionary funding for capital projects and the Town’s Legislative Priorities.
  • Collaborate with State and Federal Lobbyists on the Town’s annual legislative initiatives. 

Please see below list of awards, totaling over $22 million in funding:

  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Economic Development Initiative Community Project Funding (CPF) Congressional Grant for the Miami Lakes NW 59th Avenue Roadway Extension and Redevelopment Project - $3,000,000
  • State of Florida General Appropriations Act and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the Miami Lakes NW 59th Avenue Roadway Extension and Redevelopment Project - $1,500,000
  • State of Florida General Appropriations Act and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the Miami Lakes Montrose Drainage Improvements Project - $593,600
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Public Transit Service Development Program Grant for the Freebee Public Transit Service Expansion Project (Tesla Vehicles) - $203,500
  • The Tina and Richard V. Carolan Foundation, Inc. Grant for the Miami Lakes License Plate Recognition (LPR) Public Safety Net Project - $35,000
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Resilient Florida – Planning Grant for the Miami Lakes Vulnerability Assessment Study and Adaptation Plan - $220,000
  • Office of Criminal Justice Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) for police equipment, police bicycles, and police radars - $7,860
  • FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant for the West Lakes Drainage Improvements Phase IV Project - $775,248.41
  • State of Florida General Appropriations Act by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the Miami Lakes Canal Bank Stabilization Phase III Project - $1,000,000
  • State of Florida General Appropriations Act by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the Miami Lakes NW 154th Street and Palmetto Expressway Turn Lanes Project - $400,000
  • MLB and Scotts® Field Refurbishment Program Grant for the Miami Lakes Optimist Park Tee-ball fields - $50,000
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) 2020 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program for the Miami Lakes Park West Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Project - $1,000,000
  • Year 1 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Public Transit Service Development Program for the Freebee Public Transit Service Expansion Project - $171,730
  • Year 2 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Service Development Grant Program for the Miami Lakes Freebee Public Transit Service Expansion Project - $171,730
  • Year 3 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Service Development Grant Program for the Miami Lakes Freebee Public Transit Service Expansion Project - $171,730
  • Miami-Dade County (MDC) Neat Streets Miami 2020 Matching Street Trees Grants Program for the Miami Lakes West Lake Reforestation Phase 4 Project - $33,275
  • Miami-Dade County (MDC) Neat Streets Miami Matching Street Trees Grants Program for the Miami Lakes West Lake Reforestation Phase 5 Project - $45,756
  • Miami Foundation Public Space Challenge Grant for the Miami Lakes MiGlo Walking and Biking Trail - $25,000
  • Rebuild Florida Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Critical Facility Hardening Program (CFHP) for the Roberto Alonso Community Center Critical Facility Energy Resiliency (New Generator) Project - $525,000
  • State of Florida General Appropriations Act by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the Miami Lakes Royal Oaks First Addition Drainage Improvements Project - $440,220
  • Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program - $122,700
  • Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESRF) Local Residual Funding Program - $50,000
  • Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Justice Assistance Grant County-wide (JAGC) Program for the Miami Lakes Police Bicycle Equipment Project (4 new Police Patrol Bicycles) - $3,943
  • Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Justice Assistance Grant County-wide (JAGC) Program for the Miami Lakes Law Enforcement Equipment Project (emergency strobe lights, sirens, and speaker kits) - $3,486
  • Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Justice Assistance Grant Direct (JAGD) Program for the Miami Lakes Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Equipment Project - $4,727
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant for Fairway Drive improvements - $900,000
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program for the Bob Graham Education Center - $241,143
  • Miami Dade County Neat Streets Tree Matching Grant for the Miami Lakes West Lake Reforestation Phase 3 Project - $37,422.55
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) for Business Park East NW 60th Avenue Complete Streets Project - $1,000,000
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Safe Routes to School for the SRTS Miami Lakes Elementary School (Shared-use Path) Project - $521,638
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) for the Green South Shared-use Path along NW 77th Court/NW 154th Street to the Dog Park - $600,000
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) for the Green North Shared-use Path along NW 77th Court/NW 154th Street – NW 163rd Street - $200,000
  • General Appropriations Act Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the Lake Sarah Drainage Improvements Project - $300,000
  • The Miami Foundation Public Space Challenge for the Par 3 Community Outreach and Engagement Event - $10,000
  • South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Cooperative Funding Program/Stormwater Management for the Lake Sarah Drainage Improvements Project - $125,000 
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Highway Beautification Grant for the SR 826 Underpass Beautification Project - $100,000
  • Street Tree Matching /Neat Streets Miami Grant for the Miami Lakes West Lakes Reforestation Project Phase II -  $18,500
  • Miami-Dade TPO SMART Moves Program for the Miami Lakes Smart Mobility and Future Technology Transportation Study - $40,000
  • Office of Emergency Management Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for Twelve (12) Emergency Satellite Phones for Hurricane Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Phases of Emergency Management - Valued at $15,000
  • Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Energy (FDACS OOE) Florida Small Community Energy Efficient Lighting Program for the Royal Oaks Park Sports Fields LED Retrofit Project - $225,000
  • General Appropriations Act/ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the West Lakes Drainage Improvements Phase III Project - $500,000
  • Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP) for the NW 59th Avenue Roadway Extension and Redevelopment Project - $3,614,500
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant for the West Lakes Drainage Improvements Project - $1,462,499.95
  • Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant- Countywide (JAGC) for the Town's School Resource Officer Project (OT) in amount of $4,419.
  • Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant for the Miami Lakes GREEN 2.0 Project in the amount of $541,494 to construct bike lanes and a landscaped path along NW 146th Street between NW 89th Avenue and NW 87th Avenue
  • Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Highway Beautification Grant for the SR 826/NW 154th Street Landscape and Hardscape Improvements Project in the amount of $100,000 
  • Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant – Direct (2017-JAGD-1913) for the Town’s School Resource Officer Project in the amount of $4,838
  • Street Tree Matching /Neat Streets Miami Grant for the Miami Lakes West Lakes Reforestation Project Phase I in the amount of $15,000
  • General Appropriations for the Miami Lakes Canal Bank Stabilization of Drainage Canal - Phase II, in the amount of $1,000,000.
  • Saris Bike Parking Giveaway-Bike Parking Facilities for Royal Oaks Park Community Center ($800 value) 

For more information about Miami Lakes grant activity, please contact:

Renée N. Wilson, MPA
Grants and Governmental Affairs Manager
(305) 364-6100 x1225
wilsonr@miamilakes-fl.gov


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