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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #549 |
| LEAP Program |
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| Requester: |
Daniel A. Bolton |
Organization: |
Angels Helping Hands Foundation (AAHHFC) |
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| Project Title: |
LEAP Program |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2003 11:36:50 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Program will support school districts statewide in achieving efficiency & savings in the area of "learning technology" acquisitions. |
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| Recipient: |
Angels Helping Hands Foundation |
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Contact: |
Dan Bolton, Executive Director |
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140 N. Westmonte Drive, Suite 205 |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 862-3434 |
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Altamonte Springs 32714 |
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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: |
| AAHHFC's LEAP Program will expand its effort to assists public school districts,Digital Divide programs and underprivileged communtiy centers throughout Florida. The program partners corporations, charities and education entities together to create a low cost-high quality technology offering what most education facilities want and need. The LEAP program is designed to be a benevolent technology hardware clearinghouse to assist schools and charities. It delivers "Tier 1" name brand technology at pricing far below other acquisition alternatives and donated equipment to first time users. The results achieved are procurement empowerment and/or expense avoidance. Our organization will provide the facilitation and know-how to grow this joint public-private program between a 501 (c)(3) charity & the FLDOE (Ruben Lopez-Chief Technology Officer). |
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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: |
| Assuming recurring appropriations of $150,000 annually will occur for a 5-year period through FY 2007-2008, the LEAP Program will expand operations to deliver between 140,000 to 180,000 total computers between 2003 and 2012 (ten years). The net benefit provided to education facilities in Florida shall exceed $25,000,000. The total state LEAP program operation expense shall be $750,000. State expenses shall represent a declining percentage of the program's total annual expense until it becomes 100% self-suppotive in F/Y 2008-2009. The state's economic commitment to support operational expenses shall be less than 15% of the total program operational cost for the Florida effort. The F/Y 1998-1999 appropriation of $100,000 enabled school districts and publicly suppoted charities in Florida to receive an estimated $1,200,000 in value above the then current acquisition expenses for alternative purchases. |
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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: |
$300,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$100,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$50,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1998-1999 |
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: |
$150,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
DOE, Governor's Digital Divide Committee |
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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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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Florida House of Representatives-Ed. Approp. Comm. 1999 |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
02/18/1999 |
