The first public innovation authority in the country.
Miami-Dade Innovation Authority launched in 2023 with a $9 million equal match of private, public, and philanthropic funding commitment from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Ken Griffin (Griffin Catalyst), and Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade Innovation Authority proudly partners with Miami-Dade County to support finding, testing, and fast-tracking emerging tech solutions to the county's biggest operational challenges — saving time, reducing costs, lightening the administrative burden on public sector leaders, and ensuring the best use of valuable government resources.
To date, Miami-Dade Innovation Authority has spearheaded more than 8 Public Innovation Challenges in partnership with county departments and economic engines, including Miami International Airport, PortMiami, to address solid waste diversion, increasing affordable housing access, optimizing events related traffic and mobility, and emergency management solutions as well as water and sewer infrastructure management
“This approach will fast-forward local solutions - while giving entrepreneurs a path to test and scale, making it faster and easier to innovate in Miami-Dade.”
— Comissioner Oliver G. Gilbert, III, Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners
67%
faster time to pilot, shifting from 18 months to > 7 months
higher solicitation response compared to the typical RFP
17x
in projected cost savings
$7M+
startups with pilot-ready technologies
670+
Miami-Dade County Public Innovation Challenges
Our work spans a diverse portfolio of public priorities, helping departments source and validate solutions that improve government performance and resident outcomes.
Emergency Management Challenge
Water & Sewer Challenge
Housing Access Challenge
Solid Waster Challenge
Traffic Management Challenge
Cargo Visibility Challenge
Airport Passenger Experience Challenge
Repurposing Sargassum Challenge