City of Miramar Water Treatment Plant Do you know how your tap water is delivered to you? Check out the video to learn about your water and for more information visit miramarfl.gov/water.

Mayor Wayne M. Messam discusses the new Historic Miramar Public Safety Complex Police Sub-Station

Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis discusses the new Historic Miramar Public Safety Complex Police Sub-Station

Behind the Badge Profile Series Get to know the #MiramarPDOfficers #ServingOurCommunity

Behind the Badge Profile: Jehud Presume  We continue our Behind the Badge series with an officer whose dedication to service has extended beyond our community. Get to know your #MiramarPD officers. #BehindTheBadge #ServingOurCommunity

Neighborhood Stabilization Program Home Buying Lottery Now Open The City of Miramar acquired and renovated two homes under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The homes are available to income qualified households. Sale of the homes will be conducted through a lottery process. To take a virtual tour of 9811 W. Heather Lane, Miramar, FL 33025, click here. To take a virtual tour of 6749 Petunia Drive, Miramar, FL 33023, click here. To find out more information, click here.

Enterprise Florida Launches Virtual Business Matchmaking (VBM) Services Enterprise Florida, the official economic development organization for the State of Florida, has launched the new Virtual Business Matchmaking (VBM) Service and an associated trade grant designed for Florida manufacturers/value-added professional service providers to sell products/services overseas. The VBM program, available in 21 countries, supports business diversification through exports and helps connect Florida businesses to international buyers, agents/distributors or joint-venture partners. Click on the countries listed below, to find out more information:

Canada Europe Japan Mexico

Singapore-HK

South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania

Taiwan

Visa She's Next Grant Program for Black Women-Owned Businesses In celebration of International Women’s Day, Visa continues to take action and remove the disproportionate barriers faced by Black women founders by offering $10,000 and a one-year IFundWomen Annual Coaching Membership to 60 Black women-owned businesses across six (6) key cities in the U.S. Applications are open thru April 16, 2021. Read on...

The SNF Small Business Growth & Recovery Fund The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced the launch of a major new initiative, the SNF Small Business Growth & Recovery Fund. The fund’s mission is to help U.S. small businesses, focusing on those owned by people of color, women, and veterans as well as those in lower-income communities. Read on...

Cash Reigns Supreme Webinar Series National Development Council (NDC), a national leader in community and economic development training, has released a training to assist small business owners affected by the pandemic. The series is designed to teach small business owners the importance of financial statements and how they can be used to make better business decisions. Read on...

For additional funding and grant opportunities, check out these links: Enterprise Florida: TechAmerica Foundation- https://www.enterpriseflorida.com/ US SBA South Florida District Office- https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/fl/miami Florida Chamber of Commerce- https://www.flchamber.com/ Broward County Purchasing Division- https://www.broward.org/PURCHASING/Pages/Business.aspx Broward County Virtual Entrepreneur Center: Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance- https://www.gflalliance.org/ Broward Municipal Services District Revolving Loan Fund (BMSD RLF) Dream Big Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce American Rescue Plan Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) $7.25 billion additional for the Paycheck Protection Program, including to expand eligibility to additional nonprofits and digital news services Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) $15 billion additional for Targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance (EIDL) payments, including NEW $5 billion for Supplemental Targeted EIDL Advance payments for those hardest hit NEW: $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund for industry-focused grants NEW: $100 million to establish a Community Navigator pilot program; grants will go to eligible organizations supporting efforts to improve access to COVID–19 pandemic assistance programs and resources. For more information on SBA's assistance to small businesses, visit sba.gov/disaster, sba.gov/ppp or treasury.gov/cares.

Business Incubators/Accelerators Broward College Entrepreneurship Experience (BCEx) BCEx offers two accelerator options, geared for students and non-students looking to launch a business. The top accelerator program graduates earn the opportunity to pitch the J. David Armstrong Student Venture Fund for awards and eventually seed funding. The second BCEx accelerator option is Start Up Now, a six-month community accelerator open to all area residents. Also based on Lean Launchpad, Start Up Now is a partnership between BCEx and CareerSource Broward. For more information on both programs, email bcex@broward.edu and check out: The Broward College Entrepreneurship Experience. Career Source Start Up Now Program  CareerSource Broward's Start-Up Now is a unique entrepreneurship training program in South Florida that helps you bring your innovative ideas to life. We partner with the Innovation Hub @ Broward College to bring you a demanding and profitable hands-on learning experience that will challenge you. For more information, visit careersourcebroward.com/startupnow Jim Moran Global Entrepreneurial Institute is accepting applications from small businesses.  Created to be a world-class learning experience that accommodates the busy schedule of small business owners, the Small Business Executive Program (SBEP) is ideal for CEOs, entrepreneurs, presidents of small businesses, and immediate successors of businesses. You will emerge a stronger leader ready to capitalize on business opportunities, implement best practice management, and turn challenges into a strategic advantage. For more information, visit the Jim Moran Institute.

FDOT Broward County Traffic Impact Report April 9, 2021 through April 16, 2021 Construction and maintenance-related lane closures on state highways in Broward County are expected during the week of March 26, 2021 through April 2, 2021. Weather permitting, work will be done at the following locations throughout the county. For updated FDOT information, visit www.d4fdot.com.

FDOT Broward County Construction - Home Thank you for visiting the Florida Department of Transportation's website for current construction projects in Broward County. We hope you find this site a source for information such as project descriptions and progress, anticipated lane... Read more d4fdot.com

Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) A statewide organization helping small businesses interested in pursuing federal, state and local contracting opportunities. To support businesses that may be experiencing financial strain, the Florida PTAC offers no-cost consulting appointments and all virtual training is free of charge. For more information, visit www.fptac.org.

Get Vaccinated | A Message from Broward County

(Directions to Vizcaya Park: Off Flamingo Road, head west on Honey Hill Drive/NW 202 Street)

Be a Vaccine Ambassador If you’re one of the many, many Broward County residents who has already gotten their vaccine, you can be an ambassador for those that are vaccine hesitant. Share your experience with those who have not had the vaccine. If your family, friends and neighbors don’t have a personal health reason or physician’s recommendation NOT to take the vaccine, help educate them on the safety of the vaccine, and importance of achieving “herd immunity” so all our lives can return to normal. Here are some materials that may be helpful: What You Need to Know About COVID-19 in Florida – floridahealthcovid19.gov How the Vaccines Work – Department of Health Illustrated Flyer How/Where to Get a Vaccination Appointment – GetVaccinated.Broward.org Frequently Asked Questions – GetVaccineAnswers.org Vaccine Product Information – CDC.gov/Vaccines Determination of Extreme Vulnerability – Department of Health Physician Form FOR MORE INFORMATION For DOH-Broward, visit FloridaHealth.gov; call 866-779-6121 or eMail COVID-19@flhealth.gov For Broward County, visit GetVaccinated.Broward.org; or call COVID-19 Hotline at 954-357-9500 FEMA Announces Funeral Assistance Program The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. In response, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering a funeral assistance program to help eligible families with COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. Applications for assistance will be accepted beginning Monday, April 12, 2021, through FEMA's Call Center. Call 844-684-6333 (TTY 800-462-7585), from 8AM to 8PM Central Time. Visit FEMA Covid-19 Funeral Assistance Program here.

Doctors at Memorial Hospital got the vaccine and encourage Miramar residents to get the shot too!

Your City of Miramar Commission is hard at work. Find out more about initiatives, programs, meetings -- click on your Miramar Elected Official's photo, engage and get to know your Representatives today!

Take a virtual tour of the City of Miramar with Commissioner Winston F. Barnes and learn about the many services and programs the City provides to residents and businesses.

Miramar Regional Skate Park Coming Soon! Presented by Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis For more information visit miramarfl.gov/skatepark

Paw Central is open! For more information visit miramarfl.gov/pawcentral

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Contact the Economic and Business Development Department at: InfoEBD@miramarfl.gov or 954-883-5030