Senate Committee Publications
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #609 | |||||||||
Support for Statewide Food Banks | |||||||||
Requester: | Cindy Wagner | Organization: | Florida Association of Food Banks | ||||||
Project Title: | Support for Statewide Food Banks | Date Submitted | 1/10/2003 4:17:12 PM | ||||||
Sponsors: | Lawson | ||||||||
Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
Provides food assistance to families in need across the state | |||||||||
Recipient: | Florida Association of Food Banks | Contact: | Michael Dobson | ||||||
4016 Northwest Passage | Contact Phone: | (850) 443-3477 | |||||||
Tallahassee 32308 | |||||||||
Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
Project Description: | |||||||||
Nutritous food that is not typically donated in sufficient quantities will be obtained and trucked into Florida for statewide distribution | |||||||||
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
Millions of additional pounds of nutritious food will be solicited and distributed to the hungry | |||||||||
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $500,000 | ||||||||
Total cost of the project: | $500,000 | ||||||||
Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $250,000 | ||||
Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $500,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
Documentation: | America's Second Harvest Report: Hunger in America 2001, Conference of Mayors Report | ||||||||
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No |