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Secondary Incentives

Welcome to the go-to spot for all things related to Miami-Dade production incentives. As a leading destination for filmmakers, Miami-Dade offers an array of financial incentives for your upcoming production. Discover how you can take advantage of their incentives in the form of Grants / Rebates to maximize your budget while supporting their local economy.
Page Updated: 
November 14, 2024

Incentive Type:

Grants / Rebates

Qualifying Production Types

Music Videos, Animation, Commercials, Documentaries, Web Series, Scripted TV, Interactive, Feature Film, Miniseries, MOW

Sunset Date

None

Wrapbook's Rule to Remember

Reach out to the local film office to assist with hitting that local “student/grad” requirement.

Basic Incentive Information

  • Spend
    N/A
  • Above the Line Residents
    N/A
  • Above the Line Non-Residents
    N/A
  • Below the Line Residents
    N/A
  • Below the Line Non-Residents
    N/A
  • Minimum Spend
    $500,000
  • Funding Cap
    $10,000,000
  • Project Cap
    $100,000 
  • Loan Out Registration
    No
  • Loan Out Withholding
    No
  • CPA Audit Required
    Yes
  • Screen Credit Required
    Yes
Compensation Cap

In order to get the maximum return listed in ranges, check out Additional Bonuses.

Project Criteria

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.

Additional Bonuses

Contact the film office for more details.

How to Apply

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.

Additional Information

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.

Film Office

Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment
111 NW 1 Street 12th Floor Miami, FL 33128
Marco Giron, Chief of Film and Entertainment
305 673 7070

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West Virginia
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 27%
  • Above The Line Residents: 27-31%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 27-31%
  • Below The Line Residents: 27-31%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 27-31%
Alaska
No Incentives
Missouri
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 20-42%
  • Above The Line Residents: 20-42%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 20-42%
  • Below The Line Residents: 20-42%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 20-42%
Oklahoma
Grants / Rebates
  • Spend: 20-30%
  • Above The Line Residents: 30%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 20-25%
  • Below The Line Residents: 30%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 20%
New Mexico
Fully Refundable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 25%
  • Above The Line Residents: 25-40%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 25-40%*
  • Below The Line Residents: 25-40%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 15-20% *
Nevada
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 15%
  • Above The Line Residents: 15-25%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 12-22%
  • Below The Line Residents: 15-25%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 0%
Rhode Island
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 30%
  • Above The Line Residents: 30%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 30%
  • Below The Line Residents: 30%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 30%
Montana
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 20%
  • Above The Line Residents: 20%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 20%
  • Below The Line Residents: 25%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 15%
New Jersey
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 30-35%
  • Above The Line Residents: 35-39%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 35-39%
  • Below The Line Residents: 35-39%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 35-39%
Nebraska
Grants / Rebates
  • Spend: 20%
  • Above The Line Residents: 20%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: N/A
  • Below The Line Residents: 20%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: N/A
New York
Fully Refundable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 30-40%
  • Above The Line Residents: 30-40%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 30-40%
  • Below The Line Residents: 30-40%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 30-40%
Oregon
Grants / Rebates
  • Spend: 25%
  • Above The Line Residents: 20-26.2%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 20-26.2%
  • Below The Line Residents: 20-26.2%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 20-26.2%
Ohio
Fully Refundable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 30%
  • Above The Line Residents: 30%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 30%
  • Below The Line Residents: 30%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 30%
Michigan
No Incentives
Mississippi
Grants / Rebates
  • Spend: 25%
  • Above The Line Residents: 30-40%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 25%
  • Below The Line Residents: 30-40%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 25%
Wisconsin
No Incentives
Wyoming
No Incentives
Puerto Rico
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 40%
  • Above The Line Residents: 40%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 20%
  • Below The Line Residents: 40%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 20%
Virginia
Credit / Rebate Combo
  • Spend: 15%
  • Above The Line Residents: 15-35%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 15%
  • Below The Line Residents: 15-35%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 15%
Pennsylvania
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 25%
  • Above The Line Residents: 25-30%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 25-30%
  • Below The Line Residents: 25-30%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 25-30%
Texas
Grants / Rebates
  • Spend: 5-22.5%
  • Above The Line Residents: 5-22.5%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: N/A
  • Below The Line Residents: 5-22.5%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: N/A
Utah
Credit / Rebate Combo
  • Spend: 20%
  • Above The Line Residents: 20-25%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: N/A
  • Below The Line Residents: 20-25%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: N/A
Delaware
Grants / Rebates
  • Spend: 30%*
  • Above The Line Residents: 30%*
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 30%*
  • Below The Line Residents: 30%*
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 30%*
Washington
Grants / Rebates
  • Spend: 20%
  • Above The Line Residents: 30-45%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: N/A
  • Below The Line Residents: 30-45%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 15-30%
Arkansas
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 25-30%
  • Above The Line Residents: 25-30%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 25-30%
  • Below The Line Residents: 30%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 25-30%
Colorado
Fully Refundable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 20-22%
  • Above The Line Residents: 20-22%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 20-22%
  • Below The Line Residents: 20-22%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 20-22%
Iowa
No Incentives
Georgia
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 20-30%
  • Above The Line Residents: 20-30%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 20-30%
  • Below The Line Residents: 20-30%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 20-30%
Alabama
Fully Refundable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 25%
  • Above The Line Residents: 35%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 25%
  • Below The Line Residents: 35%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 25%
Minnesota
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 25%
  • Above The Line Residents: 25%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 25%*
  • Below The Line Residents: 25%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 20%
Arizona
Fully Refundable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 15-22.5%
  • Above The Line Residents: 15-20%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 15-20%
  • Below The Line Residents: 17.5-22.5%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 15-20%
Vermont
No Incentives
Connecticut
Fully Transferable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 10-30%
  • Above The Line Residents: 10-30%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 10-30%
  • Below The Line Residents: 10-30%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 10-30%
California
Non-Transferable & Non-Refundable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 25-40%
  • Above The Line Residents: N/A
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: N/A
  • Below The Line Residents: 25-40% 
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 25-40%
Hawaii
Fully Refundable Tax Credit
  • Spend: 22%
  • Above The Line Residents: 22-27%
  • Above The Line Non-Residents: 22-27%
  • Below The Line Residents: 22-27%
  • Below The Line Non-Residents: 22-27%
Florida
Secondary Incentives Only
    Illinois
    Fully Transferable Tax Credit
    • Spend: 30%
    • Above The Line Residents: 30-45%
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: 30%*
    • Below The Line Residents: 30-45%
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: 30%*
    Kansas
    No Incentives
    North Carolina
    Grants / Rebates
    • Spend: 25%
    • Above The Line Residents: 25%
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: 25%
    • Below The Line Residents: 25%
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: 25%
    Tennessee
    Grants / Rebates
    • Spend: 25%
    • Above The Line Residents: 25%
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: N/A
    • Below The Line Residents: 25%
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: N/A
    North Dakota
    No Incentives
    Idaho
    No Incentives
    Maine
    Credit / Rebate Combo
    • Spend: 5%
    • Above The Line Residents: 12%
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: 10%
    • Below The Line Residents: 12%
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: 10%
    Indiana
    Non-Transferable & Non-Refundable Tax Credit
    • Spend: 20-30%
    • Above The Line Residents: 20-30%
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: 20-30%
    • Below The Line Residents: 25-30%
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: 20-30%
    New Hampshire
    No Incentives
    South Carolina
    Grants / Rebates
    • Spend: 30%
    • Above The Line Residents: 25% 
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: 20%
    • Below The Line Residents: 25% 
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: 20%
    Kentucky
    Fully Refundable Tax Credit
    • Spend: 30-35% 
    • Above The Line Residents: 35%
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: 30%
    • Below The Line Residents: 35%
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: 30%
    Massachusetts
    Partially Refundable Tax Credit
    • Spend: 25%
    • Above The Line Residents: 25%
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: 25%
    • Below The Line Residents: 25%
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: 25%
    South Dakota
    No Incentives
    Louisiana
    Partially Refundable Tax Credit
    • Spend: 25-30%
    • Above The Line Residents: 40-45%
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: 25-30%
    • Below The Line Residents: 40-45%
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: 25-30%
    Maryland
    Fully Refundable Tax Credit
    • Spend: 28-30%
    • Above The Line Residents: 28-30%
    • Above The Line Non-Residents: 28-30%
    • Below The Line Residents: 28-30%
    • Below The Line Non-Residents: 28-30%
    Credit / Rebate Combo
    Grants / Rebates
    Fully Transferable Tax Credit
    Non-Transferable & Non-Refundable Tax Credit
    Fully Refundable Tax Credit
    Partially Refundable Tax Credit
    Secondary Incentives Only
    No Incentives

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