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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1107 |
| Gadsden County G*STARS (Gadsden Students Training Academy for Reaching Success) |
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| Requester: |
Ed Dixon, Chairman |
Organization: |
Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Gadsden County G*STARS (Gadsden Students Training Academy for Reaching Success) |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 10:41:24 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Prevention and early intervention with juvenile population to reduce delinquency rate. This project is in a Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern and the county is a Fiscally Constrained County. |
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| Recipient: |
Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Marlon Brown, County Manager |
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9-B East Jefferson Street, Post Office Box 1799 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 875-8650 |
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Quincy 32353-1799 |
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Contact email: |
CBIR@gadsdengov.net |
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| Counties: |
Gadsden |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The project will provide funding for collaboration of county, community college, Workforce organizations, and, School District to implement youth programs that teach family values, leadership skills and work-readiness. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduction of juvenile delinquency and provision of community youth alternative programs |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$325,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$75,000 |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Local Assessment citing need to reduce the juvenile delinquency rate in the county. |
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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: |
Gadsden County Board of County Commisssioners |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
