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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1104 |
| FMU Jessie Trice Community Nursing Program |
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| Requester: |
Marty R. Pinkston |
Organization: |
Florida Memorial University |
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| Project Title: |
FMU Jessie Trice Community Nursing Program |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 2:20:13 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To increase pool of nurses to address critical shortage of nurses statewide. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Memorial University |
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Contact: |
Marty Pinkston, Director, Government Affairs |
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15800 NW 42nd Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 626-3148 |
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Miami Gardens 33054 |
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Contact email: |
mpinksto@fmuniv.edu |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| In conjunction with the Univ. of Miami and the Economic Opportunity Family Health Center, we will provide Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing to address the pressing issue of well-qualified nurses to meet communities' needs for high quality and compassionate health care in Florida's urban and economically depressed communities. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Increase in number of nurses. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$800,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,300,000 |
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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 |
$1,500,000 |
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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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No |
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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: |
Nationwide Nursing Shortage Report |
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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: |
Miami Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/30/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
