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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #503 |
| Healthy Start Services |
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| Requester: |
Sarah Gosney, 2005 President |
Organization: |
Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions |
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| Project Title: |
Healthy Start Services |
Date Submitted |
1/6/2006 3:41:51 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lynn |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Reducing the number of infant deaths and low birth weight babies by increasing funding to Healthy Start Coalitions to help more at-risk moms and babies. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Department of Health on behalf of Health Start Coali |
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Contact: |
Sarah Gosney |
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4025 Esplanade Way |
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Contact Phone: |
(772) 463-2888 |
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Tallahassee 32399 |
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Contact email: |
hscgosney@yahoo.com |
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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: |
| Additional funding is requested for Healthy Start Coalitions across the state of Florida to provide services to 28,900+ more at-risk moms, babies, and young children up to age 3. Services include: (1) Healthy Start care coordination and enhanced services; (2) well-care for at-risk women between pregnancies/before conception; and (3) un-funded prenatal care |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| A decrease in infant mortality and an increase in access to prenatal care for the uninsured |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$9,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$33,952,387 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$40,552,387 |
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In-kind Amount |
$2,721,641 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-2005 |
Amount: |
$28,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$9,500,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations, recurring service needs |
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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: |
Florida Vital Statistics-rising low birth weight, loss in gains on infant mortality, OPPAGA 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: |
Volusia Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/15/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
