House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1000 Florida FFA Dining/Conference Center
Requester:	Gary Bartley		Organization:		Florida Future Farmers of America Foundation
Project Title:	Florida FFA Dining/Conference Center		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 2:28:05 PM
District Member:	Adam Putnam		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Polk
Recipient:	Florida FFA Foundation		Contact:		Gary Bartley
	5000 Firetower Road		Contact Phone:		(634) 397-3326 321
	Haines City, FL 33844
Project Description:
Dining / Conference Center
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Supplemental leadership, communications and employability skills training. Over 40 states offer similar training.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
When completed, over 25,000 participants will utilize facilities annually for workshops, retreats, conferences and special events.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$1,900,000
Total cost of the project:		$4,500,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					No
Was this project previously funded by the State?					Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1992-1993		Amount:	$1,000,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					Yes
	Agency:	Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	1986 Statewide Feasibility Study by Community Service Bureau, Dallas, Texas
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No