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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2838 |
| Department of Helath Volunteer Coordinator |
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| Requester: |
Carol Berkowitz |
Organization: |
Florida Dental Assoc. |
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| Project Title: |
Department of Helath Volunteer Coordinator |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 5:10:19 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Garcia |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To coordinate statewide Project Dentists Care Programs for volunteer providers of pro bono or reduced fee dental access programs providing care to the indigent or undeserved population groups throughout Florida. There were approximately 1201 dentist who volunteered more than 16,898 hours this year |
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| Recipient: |
Dept. of Health |
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Contact: |
Carol Berkowitz |
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Prather Bldg. Rm 130H 2585 Merchants Row Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 224-1089 |
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Tallahassee 32399 |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Currently, the dept. of Health oversees volunteer health care provider programs without an indiviual coordinator. This positio would coordinate the dental care providers across the state. |
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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: |
| A resulsting benefit is that all projects: Dentist care programs will share coordenated training. volunteer recruitment and other materials, as well as software to enable coordinators to function without secretarial assistance. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$150,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$150,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$4,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$150,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Health, Department Of |
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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: |
Dept. of Health LBR Addendum |
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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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No |
