Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2049 | |||||||||
| The Sojourner Truth Reading Program | |||||||||
| Requester: | Gloria J. Anderson | Organization: | The Aminah Project, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | The Sojourner Truth Reading Program | Date Submitted | 1/12/2006 3:32:55 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Lawson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Strengthen reading for disadvantaged children and youth | |||||||||
| Recipient: | The Aminah Project Inc | Contact: | Gloria J. Anderson | ||||||
| Post Office Box 5412 | Contact Phone: | (850) 264-5002 | |||||||
| Tallahassee 32314 | Contact email: | gjjanderson@comcast.net | |||||||
| Counties: | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Provide books and other educational reading materials to toddlers and school age youth. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Children and youth of low income families will receive books in their homes to enhance reading. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $75,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $75,000 | ||||||||
| 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? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $75,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | US Dept. of Education, Governor's Initiative, Literacy Need asssessment | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||