(Miami, Florida) - The City of Miami Mayor’s Office of Faith-based Initiatives and Community Outreach, as the lead intermediary organization for the Miami NICE partnership, is soliciting proposals for capacity-building sub-award grants under the Miami NICE Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration Program.  Applicants must attend one informational session noted below.  

If your organization’s services help the community, you may be eligible for grants ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. Miami NICE will fund sub-award grants for at least 20 organizations serving Miami-Dade County in one or more of the seven (7) Compassion Capital Fund priority areas, including Children and Youth, Ex-offender Re-entry, Homelessness, Rehabilitation Services for Addicts and/or Prisoners, Elders in Need, Families Transitioning from Welfare to Work, and Healthy Marriage Initiatives. 

Miami NICE is a unique public/private partnership comprised of the City of Miami, Miami-Dade County, The Children’s Trust, Center on Nonprofit Effectiveness (C-One), The Alliance for Human Services, Family and Children Faith Coalition, and the United Way of Miami-Dade.

Informational Sessions

Monday, April 7, 2008: 1:00 – 3:00 pm                          
West Flagler Park Baptist Church                                       
5911 West Flagler Street                                                     
Miami, FL  33144

Tuesday, April 8, 2008: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
North Dade Regional Library
2455 NW 183rd Street                                                         
Miami, FL  33056

Wednesday, April 9, 2008: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm           
Touching Miami with Love                                                  
711 NW 6th Avenue                                                           
Miami, FL  33136

Thursday, April 10, 2008: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
South Dade Regional Library
10750 SW 211th Street
Miami, FL  33189                                                                

Saturday, April 12, 2008: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
United Way of Miami-Dade
3250 SW 3rd Avenue
Miami, FL 33129

Interested Faith-Based and Community Organizations may obtain a copy of the RFP online at http://www.thechildrenstrust.org/Funding.asp or by visiting one of the following locations:

Family and Children Faith Coalition of South Florida     
5911 West Flagler Street, 2nd Floor                                      
Miami, FL 33144                                                                
(786) 388-3005                                                                    

Office of the Mayor, City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
(305) 530-5319

Team Metro South Dade Regional Office
20505 South Dixie Highway, Suite 1623
Miami, FL 33189
(305) 234-1510

The deadline to submit sub-award grant proposals is no later than 5:00 pm, Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the following location:

Office of the Mayor, City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133

This solicitation is not subject to the City of Miami “Cone of Silence.” In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in a session may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5360 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to each meeting, or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3) business days prior to each meeting.