Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #166 | |||||||||
| Brain Bank | |||||||||
| Requester: | Steven D. Sonenreich | Organization: | Mount Sinai Medical Center | ||||||
| Project Title: | Brain Bank | Date Submitted | 1/3/2003 12:54:01 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Margolis | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The Wein Center acts as both a research facility and the administrative body for the four other brain banks around the state. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Mount Sinai Medical Center | Contact: | Elise Lipoff Mayer | ||||||
| 4300 Alton Road | Contact Phone: | (305) 674-2700 | |||||||
| Miami Beach 33140 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The Brain Bank funding is used to study the brains of individuals with dementing illnesses and to provide tissue for research. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Improved diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's and other mental disorders. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $130,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $162,500 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | In-kind Amount | $32,500 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $130,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $130,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | There are approximately 46,000 Alzheimer's patients in Miami-Dade County. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Miami-Dade County Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||