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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #548 |
| Florida�s Vision Quest |
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| Requester: |
Nancy Jeppesen |
Organization: |
Florida�s VisionQuest, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Florida�s Vision Quest |
Date Submitted |
12/20/2007 2:03:12 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Statewide documentation shows that children�s vision problems affect school performance, behavior and attendance. Providing Eye exams and eyeglasses for affected children can correct this problem. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida�s VisionQuest, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Nancy Jeppesen |
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177 N. Industrial Dr. |
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Contact Phone: |
(386) 917-1001 |
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Orange City 32773 |
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Contact email: |
Nancy@FLVQ.org |
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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: |
| Insures that Florida�s uninsured and underinsured children can see clearly enough to read by providing comprehensive vision exams and quality new eyeglasses for school-age children ages 5-18 yrs. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved grades, attendance and behavior, improved FCAT scores and improved school performance. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,800,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,080,242 |
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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 |
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Cash Amount |
$1,350,630 |
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In-kind Amount |
$729,612 |
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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: |
$928,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,800,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Health, Department Of |
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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: |
FLVQ statewide vision assessment |
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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: |
Central Florida Delegation |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
