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CBIRS Request 2489
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2489
Statewide Disaster and Terrorism Response Training Center
 
Requester: Michael Gordon M.D. Organization: University of Miami Medical School
 
Project Title: Statewide Disaster and Terrorism Response Training Center Date Submitted 1/12/2006 4:14:39 PM
 
Sponsors: Webster
 
Statewide Interest:
Statewide first-responder training of paramedic firefighters, law-enforcement, and hospital personnel, in collaboration with Florida's Community Colleges. The center has been designatived by the Florida DOH to carry out statewide disaster and anti-terrorist training.
 
Recipient: University of Miami Medical School   Contact: Michael Gordon M.D.  
  1430 NW 11th Avenue   Contact Phone: (305) 243-6491  
  Miami 33136   Contact email:  
 
Counties: {Statewide}
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Training Thousands of first-responders to respond to disasters and acts of terrorism throughout Florida.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Thousands trained at hundreds of agencies statewide.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $2,000,000
 
Total cost of the project: $10,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Private, Federal
  Cash Amount $8,000,000  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Yes
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Governor's Hurricane Preparedness Inititative
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Miami-Dade Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 09/27/2005
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No