County Of Miami-Dade

County Of Miami-Dade Housing And Community Development Dept Division operates as a federal grant recipient — not a contractor — administering federal housing, community development, and homelessness assistance programs on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Miami, Florida. The division is a child entity of Miami-Dade County government, operating under the parent County Of Miami-Dade.

The recipient acts entirely as a prime recipient in federal grant programs, with a portfolio anchored in formula grants distributed by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. Recent grant activity shows consistent annual volume — 45 awards in 2022, 46 in 2023, 47 in 2024, 44 in 2025, and 43 in 2026 — across a combined obligated base of $1.03 billion. Forty-four awards are completing in the next twenty-four months and facing renewal cycles.

The division receives the bulk of its federal funding through three core HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) dominates the portfolio, with multiple formula grants awarded January 1, 2026, running through December 31, 2032, supporting day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses for public housing including management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation costs. Representative recent awards include $4.620 million (January 2026), $1.674 million (January 2026), $1.556 million (January 2026), and dozens of smaller tranches across the portfolio. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides capital development and modernization funding — a $20.592 million award on April 1, 2026, funds construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of public housing units and related capital and management activities through March 31, 2030. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator salaries and benefits; a $299,936 project grant awarded January 1, 2026, runs through December 31, 2026.

Beyond HUD public housing programs, the division receives Community Development Block Grants (CFDA 14.218) for viable urban communities and low-income housing development from the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. A $4.77 million HOME Investment Partnerships award (CFDA 14.239) granted September 19, 2025, extends through September 30, 2034, funding rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, homebuyer assistance, acquisition and rehabilitation of rental housing, and tenant-based rental assistance. A $1.097 million Emergency Solutions Grant award (CFDA 14.231) granted September 19, 2025, through September 18, 2027, supports street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing assistance. The division also received a Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant (CFDA 14.888) dated July 17, 2024, through September 30, 2032, supporting demolition and revitalization of severely distressed public housing (Culmer Place and Culmer Gardens) with mixed-income redevelopment, supportive services for approximately 127 households, neighborhood physical improvements, and development of approximately 1,069 new mixed-income units including 107 replacement public housing units. The division received a Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027.

Customer concentration is monolithic. HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (PIH) funds 542 awards (95% of the portfolio), while HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awards 24 (4%), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency awards 2 (1%). The division operates exclusively under formula grant allocation — no competitive grants, no contracts, no competitive procurements. All awards are formula-based distributions calculated by HUD using statutory and regulatory criteria, primarily beneficiary characteristics (poverty concentration, housing need, public housing inventory size, homeless population density) rather than competitive selection.

Place of performance for all work is Miami, Florida 33136 and subordinate public housing developments and community service sites throughout Miami-Dade County. The division does not function as a vendor in the federal contracting sense and carries no SBA certifications, vehicle positions, or subcontracting relationships. Its role is fiduciary and administrative — receiving entitlement funds, developing spending plans aligned with approved consolidated and annual action plans, implementing eligible activities under 24 CFR regulations, maintaining financial records, and certifying compliance with fair housing, civil rights, and audit requirements under 2 CFR 200. Two sub-awards from the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management (FEMA disaster relief) in October 2022 represent pass-through funding from state emergency management, not contracting activity.