City Of South Miami

City of South Miami, operating through its City Manager's Office, is a U.S. local government municipality located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The entity has been registered to receive federal awards since June 2007 and serves as a prime recipient of federal grant funding to support public safety and transportation infrastructure initiatives. Through its grant portfolio, the City of South Miami has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing community-oriented policing, officer training and development, and roadway safety improvements that benefit its residents and visiting populations.

The City of South Miami's recent federal grant awards reflect a diverse range of public safety and transportation safety priorities. Most significantly, the city received a $375,000 Project Grant under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, awarded on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2030. This grant supports the hiring and rehiring of law enforcement officers to expand community policing capacity and implement community partnerships and problem-solving initiatives. Additionally, the city received funding under the FY24 SAFER Outcomes program from the Community Oriented Policing Program, which enabled the South Miami Police Department to provide the Police Executive Research Forum's Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics (ICAT) training to its Crisis Intervention Team officers—an evidence-based use-of-force training program that has reached over 80% of departmental personnel. Beyond public safety, the city secured a $238,400 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) in September 2024, supporting the development of a comprehensive safety action plan focused on reducing fatal and serious injuries among pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists through data-driven analysis and targeted infrastructure improvements, with completion scheduled for December 2026.