Who we are:

Located in the organizational structure under the City Manager’s Office, the Office of Grants Administration (OGA) offers a coordinated grants effort with eight dedicated staff members and a Director.

The Office of Grants Administration is part of every step of the internal grants process for City departments from researching for funding availability to the initial brainstorming phase; quality writing and review of the application before it is submitted; assisting with the auditing, budgeting, monitoring, reporting and through to the closeout of a grant. OGA does not grant awards but rather assists City departments seeking funding from the Federal, State and Local government entities and foundations that do.

Service to Community Organizations:

Although OGA’s mission is directly related to City departments and entities, we realize the importance of using our knowledge and resources for the larger community. As such, OGA has established the VISTA program which places full-time volunteer VISTA members in community-based and faith-based organizations throughout the City of Miami. The majority of the members assist their host site with grant writing, resource development and volunteer management with the ultimate goal of increasing the resources with which they can assist their neighborhood. A recent addition to the VISTA program involves assisting those ex-offenders returning to the community without skills or services and helping them successfully reenter society.