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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1701 |
| Diversified Specialty Crop Agrisystems |
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| Requester: |
UF/IFAS |
Organization: |
UF/IFAS |
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| Project Title: |
Diversified Specialty Crop Agrisystems |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 3:20:38 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Peaden |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Statewide research for environment and agriculture. |
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| Recipient: |
Dr. Jimmy Cheek |
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Contact: |
Cindy Littlejohn |
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1038 McCarty Hall |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 251-6222 |
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Gainesville, FL 32611 |
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Contact email: |
crlittlejohn@ifas.ufl.edu |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Coordinating a major initiative to develop high value crops and enterprises to diversify Florida's Ag industry and finding alternative uses for our existing specialty crops (such as buy local buy fresh) will help sustain thousands of direct and indirect agriculture related jobs. Additionally, food grown within U.S. borders provides reduced risk for food security concerns. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Create profitable and sustainable farming opportunities for Florida farmers by addressing the challenges of global competitiveness, improving sustainability, improving environmental factors, increasing viability and upgrading structural facilities. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,342,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,342,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2006-2007 |
Amount: |
$500,000 |
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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: |
Documented and approved in the University of Florida agency budget request. |
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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: |
The University of Florida Board of Trustees |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
