Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1547
Low Interest Loan Program
Requester:		Terry Ward			Organization:		Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology, Inc. (FAAST)
Project Title:		Low Interest Loan Program			Date Submitted		1/15/2003 2:54:02 PM
Sponsors:		Klein
Statewide Interest:
The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology provides low interest loans to all Floridians with disabilities in order to purchase assistive technology.
Recipient:		FAAST, Inc.			Contact:		Terry Ward
		325 John Knox Road, Building B			Contact Phone:		(850) 487-3278
		Tallahassee 323034151
Counties:		{Statewide}
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Financing program to match 3 to 1 federal funds for providing loans to purchase assistive technology for Floridians with disabilities.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
100 additional loans provided for Floridians with disabilities.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$300,000
Total cost of the project:			$900,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Federal
	Cash Amount		$300,000
Was this project previously funded by the state?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2001-2002		Amount:		$100,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$500,000		To Fund:		Operations
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:		Florida Legislature previously funded
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Unknown