Welcome H.O.M.E Initiative

The Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) is proud to announce the launch of Welcome H.O.M.E. (Housing Opportunities Made for Everyone), a new initiative that helps working families across Miami-Dade County achieve affordable homeownership through a lottery-based process, expanded financing options and community partnerships.

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Initiative Highlights

Welcome H.O.M.E. Program Opens New Pathways to Homeownership

Eligible homebuyers can explore opportunities to purchase select newly constructed homes in Miami-Dade County with access to down payment assistance resources.
Learn about the Welcome H.O.M.E. Initiative

Understand the Application Process

Learn about program requirements, eligibility criteria and the steps to apply for the Welcome H.O.M.E. Program.
Explore the Application Process

Application Process

Applications for the program open Sept. 1, 2026 and close once 200 qualified applications are received. Interested residents can apply online. Applicants must complete a brief prescreening application and submit the required documentation to confirm eligibility. Once 200 eligible applications are received, all qualified applicants will be entered into a public lottery drawing to determine the order of selection for the three available homes.

Learn if you are eligible for the program: Welcome H.O.M.E. Roadmap.

Important Dates

*Applications may close earlier if 200 qualified applications are received before Sept. 30.

FAQs for Applicants

Partners

Thank you to our partners: 

  • JL Brown Development

About Us

Following the riots that erupted in 1980 after officers were acquitted for the death of Arthur McDuffie, the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County collaborated to create Metro-Miami Action Plan (MMAP) in 1983 as a solution to socioeconomic disparities in employment, economic development, education, housing, health and human services and criminal justice. In 1992, MMAP was further empowered by becoming a trust, and in September 2009 it was reorganized into MDEAT by ordinance 09-70.

Since its inception, MDEAT’s focus has been on addressing socioeconomic disparities within the community. MDEAT does so by focusing on the individual (i.e., youth and individual family member support), building neighborhoods through the expansion of homeownership, and supporting the foundation of strong businesses and economic development via job creation, entrepreneurship, business retention, and expansion. These three gears - family, neighborhood, and business - work together to connect the community to resources, funding, and programming that together create whole communities.