(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- County Commissioner Dennis C. Moss will kick off his "Mom and Pop" Small Business Grant Program for the Homestead/Florida City area with a media briefing on Friday, August 1.  The program will award a total of $50,000 to small businesses within the area's disadvantaged neighborhoods included in the Empowerment Zone, Enterprise Zone and Targeted Urban Area (TUA).  A five-member selection committee appointed by Commissioner Moss will choose qualified recipients from applications submitted between August 4 and August 15. Program participants can receive a maximum grant of $10,000, depending on the number of grant recipients.  Application information will be available at the media briefing.