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Miami-Dade County 2025 Local Mitigation Strategy

Original title: Local Mitigation Strategy

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The Frame

What this does

This plan dictates how the county prepares for and funds disaster resilience projects, which directly impacts community safety and infrastructure planning.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Miami-Dade County residents

Residents are subject to the disaster mitigation strategies and infrastructure projects outlined in the plan.

Whole community partners

These partners are responsible for identifying necessary changes to the LMS plan under the direction of the Department of Emergency Management.

What changed

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What's next

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Summary

The Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) is a comprehensive plan for Miami-Dade County designed to reduce long-term vulnerability to disasters. It serves as the foundation for mitigation initiatives and establishes eligibility for federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance funding.

Key Facts

  • The 2025 LMS plan is divided into five parts covering strategy, projects, funding, appendices, and flooding.
  • The plan is a living document revised by whole community partners under the direction of the Department of Emergency Management.
  • The LMS is required to establish eligibility for Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) funding.
  • Quarterly meetings are scheduled for September 25, 2025, and November 20, 2025.

Why It Matters

This plan dictates how the county prepares for and funds disaster resilience projects, which directly impacts community safety and infrastructure planning.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of the Local Mitigation Strategy?
It is a comprehensive plan to reduce the community's long-term vulnerability to disasters and secure eligibility for federal funding.
How can I participate in the mitigation planning process?
The plan is revised by whole community partners under the direction of the Department of Emergency Management; you can contact the department for more information.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

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Discoveries

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Quarterly Meeting Schedule

The document explicitly lists upcoming quarterly meetings for late 2025, indicating an ongoing revision cycle for the living document.

Connected Entities

Sources

Open source document

www.miamidade.gov

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