Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #609
Support for Statewide Food Banks
Requester:		Cindy Wagner			Organization:		Florida Association of Food Banks
Project Title:		Support for Statewide Food Banks			Date Submitted		1/10/2003 4:17:12 PM
Sponsors:		Lawson
Statewide Interest:
Provides food assistance to families in need across the state
Recipient:		Florida Association of Food Banks			Contact:		Michael Dobson
		4016 Northwest Passage			Contact Phone:		(850) 443-3477
		Tallahassee 32308
Counties:		{Statewide}
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Nutritous food that is not typically donated in sufficient quantities will be obtained and trucked into Florida for statewide distribution
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Millions of additional pounds of nutritious food will be solicited and distributed to the hungry
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Total cost of the project:			$500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
	Cash Amount		$
Was this project previously funded by the state?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2002-2003		Amount:		$250,000
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?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:		America's Second Harvest Report: Hunger in America 2001, Conference of Mayors Report
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No