Request for Applications, Proposals and Qualifications (RFA, RFP, RFQ)
A Request for Proposals (RFP) process may be used by HCD to solicit vendors to develop housing and/or commercial developments on county-owned land to benefit low- and moderate-income individuals. Grant funds or loan funds may be provided, depending upon the specific requirements of each project being solicited.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process is less common and may be used by HCD to solicit vendors to provide services in response to a specific set of written criteria.
Fiscal Year 2025 Request for Applications (RFA) for Documentary Stamp Surtax (Surtax), State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funding
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is releasing the Fiscal Year 2025 RFA for Documentary Stamp Surtax (Surtax), State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP), Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) funding for New Construction and Redevelopment/Rehabilitation activities. The application period starts June 30 and closes July 31.
Applicants must submit applications using ZoomGrants, an online grants management system. Applicants may also view Forms, Samples and Reference files in the library section of ZoomGrants.
Housing and Community Development (HCD) is providing the draft 2025 Request for Applications for Documentary Stamp Surtax (Surtax), State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP), and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) for review.
Comments may be submitted in writing starting June 9 until June 17 to the attention of Lakisha Gray, Chief of Community Development, Housing and Community Development (HCD), 701 NW 1st Court, 14th Floor, Miami, Florida 33136 or via e-mail to: [email protected].
The public is invited to attend the following Developer’s Roundtable to review and provide feedback on the draft 2025 Request for Applications for Surtax, SHIP and HOME:
Developer Roundtable Meeting (In Person):
- Date and Time: June 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. to noon
- Location: Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1 Street, Miami, Florida 33128, Room 18-4
- 2025 Surtax, SHIP, and HOME Booklet
- 2025 Draft Release Surtax/SHIP/HOME Q&A Response
- The Miami-Dade County Strategic Procurement Department (SPD) issued and advertised a solicitation on behalf of the Housing and Community Development (HCD) department. The solicitation is requesting proposals from qualified firms to manage and oversee the New Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. This RFP, identified as EVN0014230, includes services in two categories:
- Category A: Intake, Case Management, and Family Self-Sufficiency Services
- Category B: Inspection Services
The County requires services for both categories.
Procurement Bidding Event Start Date: April 30 at 5 p.m.
Procurement Bidding Event End Date: June 30 at 2 p.m.The proposal opening date has been extended to July 21 at 2 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
You can access the full RFP Solicitation Packet here: Miami-Dade County Bidding Event Information.
- Housing and Community Development (HCD) is providing the 2025 Request for Applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).
The Request for Applications will open on Monday, March 3, 2025, and close on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 11:59 PM. Questions and comments may be submitted in writing until March 10, 2025, to the attention of Lakisha Gray, Chief of Community Development, Housing and Community Development (HCD), 701 NW 1st Court, 14th Floor, Miami, Florida 33136 or via e-mail to: [email protected].
Attached below are questions and answers from the draft RFA that was previously released on February 6, 2025.
- Housing and Community Development (HCD) is providing the draft 2025 Request for Applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) for review.
Comments may be submitted in writing starting February 6, 2025 until February 21, 2025, to the attention of Lakisha Gray, Chief of Community Development, Housing and Community Development (HCD), 701 NW 1st Court, 14th Floor, Miami, Florida 33136 or via e-mail to: [email protected]
The public is invited to attend the following public meetings to review and provide feedback on the draft 2025 Request for Applications for CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds:
North Regional Public Meeting (In Person)
Date and Time: February 14, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183rd Street, Miami, Florida 33056.
South Regional Public Meeting (In Person)
Date and Time: February 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211th Street, Cutler Bay, Florida 33189.
Central Regional Public Meeting (In Person)
Date and Time: February 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Arcola Lakes Branch Library, 8240 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33150
Virtual Public Meeting (via Zoom)
Date and Time: February 20, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Zoom: https://miamidade.live/HCDRFA
- Housing and Community Development (HCD) is now accepting applications for State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) funding for Homebuyer Education and Counseling (HBEC) Services.
The County has posted the subject solicitation for Request for Qualifications for the Prequalification Construction Pool of HCD for the Homeownership Program. The Proposals Due Date is August 12, 2024, at 3 p.m.
Miami-Dade County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department is soliciting a Prequalified Construction Pool RFQ-CP-2024-01 to solicit proposals from experienced Contractors to submit their qualifications for inclusion in a Pool of Prequalified Contractors for the construction and rehabilitation of affordable and workforce single-family attached and detached housing units for sale on existing County-owned land. It is the County’s intention to solicit qualifications from as many Contractors as interested, to verify all information supplied, to evaluate submissions, and to pre-qualify Contractors for future projects. Future projects assigned to the prequalified contractors on this pool consist of the construction of attached and detached single-family homes on County-owned lands. The construction cost of these future projects will be paid by HCD.
The Pool established under this RFQ will be in effect for a five (5) year term, as approved by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) through Resolution No. R- 896-23 on October 3, 2023. The County will allow additional Contractors to be added to the Pool at any time, subject to ratification by the Board on a bi-annual basis.
Housing and Community Development (HCD) is providing the 2024 Request for Applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).
Comments may be submitted in writing until March 27, 2024 to the attention of Ms. Tangie White, Division Director at Housing and Community Development (HCD), 701 NW 1st Court, 14th Floor, Miami, Florida 33136 or via e-mail at: [email protected].
- The County has posted the subject solicitation for Request for Proposal for Elizabeth Virrick I - 1613 NW 25th Avenue Development Project. The Proposal Due Date is February 19, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.
Miami-Dade County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department is soliciting Proposals from experienced developers with a proven track record of successfully completing profitable, residential and/or mixed-use developments for the joint development of the County-owned property known as Elizabeth Virrick I - 1613 NW 25 Avenue, Miami Florida, Folio No. 01-3134-026-0150 (Development Site).
Subject to the approval of the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners (the Board), the United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and any other governmental bodies that may be necessary, the County anticipates awarding a Development Agreement for the right and obligation to develop, operate, manage, and lease the subject property described above.
The Development Agreement will require the property to be developed in one phase and will provide for long-term ground lease(s) to become effective immediately upon the Developer meeting all requirements to begin construction.
The Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing Preservation Rehabilitation grant program application is now closed as funding has been exhausted.
If you have questions or require assistance, please call HCD at 786-469-2130 or email: [email protected]
Housing and Community Development (HCD) is releasing the Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications (RFA) for Documentary Stamp Surtax (Surtax), State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP), Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Housing Development Assistance Grant (HODAG) funding for Multifamily Rental: New Construction, Redevelopment and Rehabilitation activities. Applicants must submit applications using ZoomGrants, an online grants management system.
- Work Order Proposal Request (WOPR) No. 01295-06
The County has posted the subject solicitation for WOPR-01295-06 for Group 1: Emmer Turnkey, Gwen Cherry 20, Peters Plaza; Group 2: Victory Homes, Newberg, Gwen Cherry 22, Gwen Cherry 06, New Haven Gardens; Group 3: Lemon City, Gwen Cherry 07. The Pre-proposal due date is Sept. 5, 2023, at 11 a.m. EDT; the Question & Answer end date is Sept. 26, 2023, by 3 p.m., and the Proposal Due Date is Oct. 23, 2023 at 3 p.m. Miami-Dade County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department is soliciting Proposals from prequalified developers who have demonstrated the experience and capacity of obtaining funding, constructing, maintaining, and operating multifamily housing for the redevelopment of Project Sites specified within the various WORPs to all prequalified vendors registered under RFQ-01295 – Redevelopment of Properties under the Rental Assistance Demonstrations Program.
The sites for this WOPR are:
- Group 1: Emmer Turnkey, Gwen Cherry 20, Peter’s Plaza
- Group 2: Victory Homes, Newberg, Gwen Cherry 22, Gwen Cherry 06, New Haven Gardens
- Group 3: Lemon City, Gwen Cherry 07
HCD is accepting applications for FY 2023 CDBG, HOME and ESG funding. Applications must be submitted via ZoomGrants. Comments or questions on any of our programs may be submitted in writing to the Community Development Division of HCD, 701 NW 1st Court, 14th Floor, Miami, Florida 33136, or via e-mail at [email protected].
FY 2023 Zoom Grants Applications:
- https://www.zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2326&limited=4582
FY 2023 CDBG Application - https://www.zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2326&limited=4583
FY 2023 HOME Application - https://www.zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2326&limited=4584
FY 2023 ESG Application
- https://www.zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2326&limited=4582
- This Request for Application (RFA) is currently under revision, please continue to visit our website for updates. You may register with the department to be placed on a notification listing to receive future release information. Register Here.
This Request for Application (RFA) is currently under revision, please continue to visit our website for updates. You may register with the department to be placed on a notification listing to receive future release information. Register Here.
- Please review the following future opportunities to do business with Miami-Dade Housing and Community Development.
Disclaimer: This document is a draft of a planned solicitation and is subject to change.
While the County is not required to provide this information, we aim to offer the vendor community a preview of upcoming contract opportunities. Through this preview, we hope to achieve the following:- Improve understanding of County requirements
- Enable vendors to offer feedback on the specifications
- Enhance public access; and
- Encourage full and open competition
CDBG Viewer
Funding and income eligible interactive map
Housing and Community Development
Nathan Kogon
Overtown Transit Village North
701 NW 1st Court,
16th Floor
Miami, FL 33136
786-469-4100 | [email protected]
