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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2010 |
| Statewide Support for food banks and food pantries |
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| Requester: |
Michael Dobson |
Organization: |
Florida Food Banks amd Food Pantries |
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| Project Title: |
Statewide Support for food banks and food pantries |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 4:37:34 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides emergency food to Florida families during disasters, personal tragedies so that families and children receive the nutrition that they need to be healthy productive citizens. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Food Banks and Food Pantries Association |
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Contact: |
Michael Dobson |
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522 E. Park Ave., Suite 101 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 222-0441 |
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Tallahassee 32301 |
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Contact email: |
dobsonandcraig@aol.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: |
| For Distrubution and solicitation of food for food banks statewide of various corporate affiliation and all food pantries that serve those in need directly. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
| If yes, which declared disaster? |
2005 Hurricanes, severe weather throughout state |
| If yes, which year? |
2005 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Food banks and food pantries like Florida's churches and community based charities will be able to procure emergency feeding items from food items. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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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 |
$50,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007 |
Amount: |
$100,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$400,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations, emergency food procurement and distrubution |
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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: |
Food Research Action Center report, US Conference of Mayors |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
