City of Homestead

Biscayne Everglades Greenway

Funding Type: Outdoor Recreation

The Biscayne Everglades Greenway is 45-mile corridor connecting the Biscayne National Park to the Everglades National Park. The greenway is a partnership between the City of Homestead, City of Florida City, Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department, Miami-Dade County MPO, NPS RTCA Program, Everglades and Biscayne National Parks and the Florida Office of Greenways and Trails. Over the last 3 years almost $4,000,000 has been obtained to design and construct segments and trailheads of the greenway located within the City of Homestead.

3 Year Period

Land Acquisition

2017 Florida Communities Trust (Losner Trailhead)

$528,759

Development

2016 Shared Use (SUN) Trail Funding

$206,000

2017 Transportation Alternative Program

$1,000,000

2017 Shared Use (SUN) Trail Funding

$1,843,910

2018 Land and Water Conservation Program

$200,000

2018 Shared Use (SUN) Trail Funding

$68,000

Total Grant Funding

$3,846,669

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