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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1547 |
| Low Interest Loan Program |
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| Requester: |
Terry Ward |
Organization: |
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology, Inc. (FAAST) |
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| Project Title: |
Low Interest Loan Program |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 2:54:02 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Klein |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology provides low interest loans to all Floridians with disabilities in order to purchase assistive technology. |
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| Recipient: |
FAAST, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Terry Ward |
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325 John Knox Road, Building B |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 487-3278 |
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Tallahassee 323034151 |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Financing program to match 3 to 1 federal funds for providing loans to purchase assistive technology for Floridians with disabilities. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 100 additional loans provided for Floridians with disabilities. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$300,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$900,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$300,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2001-2002 |
Amount: |
$100,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$500,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Florida Legislature previously funded |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Unknown |
