In November 2004, Miami-Dade County voters approved cultural projects totaling over $450 million of the $2.9 billion Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond (BBC-GOB) Program. These projects include acquisition, expansion, renovation, and/or new construction, and range in value from $500,000 for renovations to the Seminole Theater in downtown Homestead to $165 million for a new, world-class Miami Science Museum. Funding from the BBC-GOB program for the projects below includes direct allocations, allocations to municipalities and allocations to cultural organizations from the GOB Program’s Non-Profit Fund and Historic Preservation Fund.
Miami-Dade County | Department of Cultural Affairs
General Obligation Bond (GOB) Projects / Facilities In Progress
GOB Allocation: $5 million
GOB funds for previous use on the Carver Theatre have been re-programmed for the development of a theater/cultural center as part of a mixed-use development on the NW...
GOB Allocation: $15 million
CDT Allocation: $5 million
GOB funds will help in the transformation of this local icon, built in 1926, into a 21st-century theatrical venue. The plan to...
African Heritage Cultural Arts Center GOB Allocation: $1 million
Joseph Caleb Auditorium GOB Allocation: $2 million ($1.4m remaining)
Miami-Dade County Auditorium GOB...
GOB Allocation: $10 million
Amount under Contract: $4,110,000
GOB funds are designated for site acquisition, design, and construction of an approximately 15,000 square foot exhibition...
GOB Allocation: $15 million
Amount under Contract: $12.5 million
GOB funds are complementing other funding to develop a new Science Village, a new Garden House, Education, Administration...
GOB Allocation: $6 million & $4 million allocated to plaza improvements
Amount under Contract: $0
The Mayor’s office has requested that the Department of Cultural Affairs manage the...
GOB Allocation: $10 million
Amount under Contract: $10 million
GOB funds have been used to complete the renovation and expansion of the historic theater. Phase III includes the...
GOB Allocation: $10 million & $6.3 million (Municipal Allocation)
Amount under Contract: $7.5 million
GOB funds have been instrumental in rebuilding the Milander Auditorium and...
GOB Allocation: $165 million
Amount under Contract: $50,750,000
The new Miami Science Museum (MSM) will be a 250,000 square foot green building on an approximately 4-acre site that will...
GOB Allocation: $100 million
Amount under Contract: $73,939,000
GOB funds have been used for the design and construction of a new 120,000 square-foot, environmentally-friendly facility...
The new cultural facility built at the entrance to Tropical Park will provide cultural programming and instruction focusing on Hispanic arts and culture.