About us

The City of Miami Gardens, Department of Community Development was first organized in October of 2006. It received its first funding allocation for the 2006-2007 Fiscal Year in the amount of $1,429,030 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The 2007-2008 Fiscal Year allocation was slightly lower, $1,420,030.

The Department also received its first allocation of $613,090 for the 2007/2008 Fiscal Year of State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP) Program funds from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation and an additional allocation of $545,000 from the Miami-Dade Office of Community and Economic Development.

All of these funds are utilized to carry out the various activities that the residents of the community identified as needed and are reflected in the Department’s Annual Action Plan and Local Housing Assistance Plan submitted annually to HUD and Florida Housing Finance Corporation respectively.

The Department of Community Development offers a very diverse range of programs. These programs include, but are not limited to, Housing Rehabilitation, Homeownership Assistance, Hurricane Repair and Mitigation, Business Incentive Loans, Infrastructure Improvements, and Youth and Elderly Services.

The Department will continue to administer their programs while seeking additional funding sources. We will also continue collaborating with other municipalities and agencies as a means of leveraging all possible resources to assist the needs of our community.

The following are results of some of the Department’s accomplishments achieved thus far:

We take pride in our achievements to date and the Department has established very aggressive goals for its future. With this in mind, we have developed the following performance indicators to give the public an overview of how the Department measures its progress and overall performance.

We recognize that there are still a great number of residents in need of assistance. The Department of Community Development is dedicated to the City’s residents and businesses as we continue to “connect the pieces for a stronger community”.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Community Development is to utilize the grant funds it receives from Federal, State and Local government sources to aid in the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income.

The Department’s efforts in carrying out a wide range of community development activities are directed towards neighborhood revitalization, economic development, improved community facilities and services, and assisting those least likely to benefit from the economic growth and prosperity projected for the City.