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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #833 |
| Enterprise Community of SW Fla. |
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| Requester: |
Barbara Cacchoine |
Organization: |
Enterprise Allaince of SW Fla |
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| Project Title: |
Enterprise Community of SW Fla. |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 3:32:50 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bullard |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Program providing housing , economic development, education, training and community revitalization. Specific projects for small business development counseling; vocational scholarship program; 26 single family homes for low income families; books for the Harlem library; tutorial program and funding for a fiscal agent for the Week and Seed Program. |
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| Recipient: |
Empowerment Alliance of SW Fla CDC |
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Contact: |
Barbara Cacchione |
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640 Ninth Street North |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 395-3527 |
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Immokalee 34142 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Collier, Hendry |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Program providing housing , economic development, education, training and community revitalization. Specific projects for small business development counseling; vocational scholarship program; 26 single family homes for low income families; books for the Harlem library; tutorial program and funding for a fiscal agent for the Week and Seed Program. |
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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: |
| Tutoring:raise skill levels of students
Training: residents employed in living wage jobs, success based on number of positive completions
Affordable housing: Construction of 26 single family homes
Entrepreneural training: Attendance by local business owners and development of business plan for the Trucker's Association
Homeownership workshops: Consumer and credit counseling, mortgage funding
Crime reduction: Decrease in area criminal activity and community revitalization through Weed and Seed strategy |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$225,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$475,000 |
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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 |
$250,000 |
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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: |
$225,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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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: |
The 1998 Federal Designation as a Rural Enterprise Community and Fla. Empowerment Zone |
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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: |
Southwest Fla. Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/25/2003 |
