Miami-Dade County · Budget Explorer
FY 2025–26 adopted
Recreation & Culture department
Cultural Affairs
Adopted operating, capital, position, and expenditure data, with recent budget history and the FY 2026–27 proposal.
Adopted department total
$153.6M
Operating and capital allocations across all adopted strategic areas.
- Operating
- $61.0M
- Capital
- $92.6M
- Funded positions
- 92
- Year-over-year
- +114.6%
Annual adopted operations
Multi-year adopted program
As published
Increase in total budget
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Overview
Department overview
Service responsibilities and the latest adopted operating change.
Cultural Affairs brings art and culture to Miami-Dade residents through public art installations, grants to local arts groups, and oversight of county-owned cultural facilities like museums and theaters.
Computer-generated service summary based on the FY 2025-26 adopted budget.
Operating change
Operating spending decreased from $71.6M in FY 2024-25 to $61.0M in FY 2025-26: −$10.6M (-14.8%).
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Budget
Operating and capital
Operating covers annual services and staffing. Capital covers the department’s multi-year investment program.
Operating
$61.0M
39.7% of department total
Capital
$92.6M
60.3% of department total
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History
Total budget by fiscal year
Each year is labeled as actual spending or an adopted budget. Proposed figures are not included.
| Fiscal Year | Figure type | Total Budget | Operating | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021-22 | Actual spending | $42.8M | $42.8M | $0 |
| FY 2022-23 | Actual spending | $48.4M | $48.4M | $0 |
| FY 2023-24 | Actual spending | $54.5M | $54.5M | $0 |
| FY 2024-25 | Adopted budget | $71.6M | $71.6M | $0 |
| FY 2025-26 | Adopted budget | $153.6M | $61.0M | $92.6M |
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Proposal
FY 2026–27 proposed changes
Operating and position figures are compared with Appendix A’s restated adopted amounts. Capital is proposal only.
- Operating
- $61.0M$62.8M
- Funded positions
- 9299
- Proposed capital
- $106.9M
+2.9% from restated adopted
+7 positions
Proposal only; no restated adopted capital amount was published.
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Departments
Other departments in Recreation & Culture
Departments with adopted operating allocations in the same strategic area.