• Miami-Dade County offers a cash rebate equal to $100K for projects that spend at least $1M (Tier I) or equal to $50K for projects that spend $500K but less than $1M (Tier II). Both tiers have the same requirements. At least 70% of hired vendors and contractors to be Miami-Dade Count registered businesses.
• Each project must hire at least (1) one student/recent graduate who is enrolled in an entertainment production educational program at a Miami-Dade County college or university on the date of the commencing of prep of principal photography of the production; or graduated less than one year prior to the date of the commencement of prep of principal photography from a Miami-Dade County college or university.
• Qualified spend includes payment of salary, up-to $75K, to Miami-Dade County residents for work on a majority of the production & non-payroll expenditures from businesses that are located within Miami-Dade County, excluding all expenditures in an amount less than $20. If the project is a television series which is continued for a following season, grantee shall have the option to automatically renew this agreement.
• To renew, grantee must apply to the OFE within 365 days of the effective date of the approved grant agreement. With respect to the following season, if grantee satisfies all the requirements of this agreement, then grantee may be eligible to receive a second grant award in the same amount as the grant.
• A maximum of two grant agreements are allowed per year per production or its associated subsidiaries, distribution company, or network, except for a multi-year production, like a television series with multiple seasons which can apply for subsequent seasons when the project has been given a renewal.
• Any qualified production company producing films, television series, commercials, music videos, or sound recordings in the state may be eligible for a sales-and-use tax exemption, up-to 7.5% (see add'l info).

Eligible project types: Animation, commercials, documentaries, feature films, game shows, pilots, reality TV, scripted TV, video games.