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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #212 |
Phoenix House Community-Based Residential Treatment |
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Requester: |
Finn Kavanagh |
Organization: |
Phoenix House |
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Project Title: |
Phoenix House Community-Based Residential Treatment |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 11:31:31 AM |
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Sponsors: |
Argenziano, Smith |
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Statewide Interest: |
Phoenix House operates the only statewide contract for Long-Term community-based residential treatment of substance-abusing probations in Florida. Those served come from all counties and judicial circuits. |
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Recipient: |
Phoenix House (Phoenix Programs of Florida, Inc) |
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Contact: |
Finn Kavanagh |
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5620 East Fowler Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 989-9170 |
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Tampa 33167 |
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Contact email: |
FKAVANAGH@PHOENIXHOUSE.ORG |
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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: |
In 2001, Phoenix House was awarded a competitive federal grant to fund criminal justice substance abuse treatment at its residential program in Marion County. This grant expires in May 2006. These replacement funds from the state would allow twenty residential treatment beds to continue to serve the State of Florida. |
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Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
Sustain treatment beds for offenders in Florida. Reduced recommittment to criminal justice programs, as evidenced by DOC data reports for long term substance abuse treatment. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$375,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$3,727,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$83,712 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$375,000 |
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: |
Federal "National Drug Use & Health Survey" found 200,000 adults unserved in FL for sub. abuse treat |
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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: |
Marion County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
09/29/2005 |
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Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |