City Of Miami Gardens Police Department

The City of Miami Gardens Police Department, a division of the City of Miami Gardens municipal government, is a recipient of federal grant funding from the Department of Justice for law enforcement operations, forensic infrastructure modernization, and victim services support. The department operates as a prime recipient on 92% of its recent federal awards (23 of 25 grants and sub-awards), with the remaining 8% routed through the State of Florida Department of Legal Affairs as a sub-recipient on victim services grants.

The City of Miami Gardens Police Department's federal grant portfolio concentrates entirely within the Department of Justice. The Bureau of Justice Assistance accounts for all 11 primary prime grants in the active set, with an additional eight awards from the broader DOJ Office of Justice Programs and three from the Community Oriented Policing Services program. The department has drawn $10.4 million in combined federal obligations across 25 awards since 2009, with award activity steady at approximately one per year over the past five years (2022–2026).

Recent representative grants demonstrate the department's operational focus. A May 2026 project grant of $29,871 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance funds the Latent Examination Infrastructure and Interoperability Enhancement Project, which upgrades aging latent fingerprint examination workstations to maintain cloud-based compatibility with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Automated Fingerprint Identification System. An October 2023 block grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance supports problem-oriented policing initiatives including mobile command post deployment, directed patrols targeting repeat offenders, undercover surveillance operations at commercial sites, and aggressive driving enforcement. An October 2022 block grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance funded the purchase of five mobile automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) systems to enhance traffic monitoring and public safety. The department also receives sub-grant pass-through funding from the State of Florida Department of Legal Affairs for victim services programming (awards dated October 2024 and October 2025).

One grant award is scheduled for ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The Police Department's parent entity is the City of Miami Gardens municipal government, headquartered in Miami Gardens, Florida.