Production Incentives in Miami-Dade, FL

This program is two-tiered: projects spending between $500,000 and $1,000,000 in the county can receive up to $50,000 back in the grant, while projects spending more than $1,000,000 in the county can receive up to $100,000 back. 

The project must spend a minimum of $500,000 in Miami-Dade County on qualifying payroll and qualifying expenses. Qualifying payroll is defined as payment of salary to Miami-Dade County residents for work performed from the first day of pre-production to the last day of post-production. 

Additionally, each project can include qualifying ancillary expenditures from businesses that are located within the Miami-Dade County boundaries.

At least 70% of a production must be produced or filmed in Miami-Dade County. 

Productions eligible for $50,000 grants must hire at least 20 county residents, paid to meet the county’s living wage ordinance, as principal cast or crew while shooting there. Productions eligible for $100,000 grants must hire 40 residents, paid to meet the county’s living wage ordinance, as principal cast or crew while shooting there.

Productions must showcase Miami-Dade County to the extent that the production has a sense of the areas as determined by the county.

Each project must hire at least one student/recent graduate that meets certain criteria.

Additionally, productions in both tiers must hire at least 70% Miami-Dade registered businesses as vendors and contractors.

Each project’s eligibility will be determined on a case-by-case basis, and each project/grant agreement will be required to go before the Board of County Commissioners for individual approval. 

Applications should be fully completed and submitted online, alongside a content document such as a final script, storyboards, digital media projects, or a story synopsis. 

An itemized budget detailing estimated Miami-Dade County expenditures is also required, as is a production schedule reflecting the pre-production, production and post-production schedules for the entire project, including work taking place in Miami-Dade County, other Florida counties, and other states, U.S. territories or countries. 

Each production will be required provide proof of financing within 30 days of submitting an application and paperwork. Upon submission of the application, the applicant will receive by email a confirmation message acknowledging receipt of the application.

The county will deem the amount of rebate issued to each specific production on a case-by-case basis with a potential to get at the most $100,000.

This incentive excludes salaries in excess of $75,000 for any resident.