House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1287

Traumatic Brain Injury Family Support Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Elynor Kazuk

Organization:

Brain Injury Association of Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Traumatic Brain Injury Family Support Services

Date Submitted:

01/25/2000 2:11:46 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Jerry Maygarden

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Brain Injury Association of Florida

Contact:

Elynor Kazuk

 

North Broward Medical Center, 201 East Sample Road

Contact Phone:

(954) 786-2400

 

 

Pompano Beach 33064

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Family Support Services for individuals recovering from traumatic brain injuries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

To assist individuals with injuries to remain independent through assistance in acquiring the following services: Vocational Support, Housing, Employment, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Qualification, Substance Abuse, Behavior Management, and Emotional Support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

To serve a minimum of 500 survivors and their families in ten offices throughout the state with services already noted. To be evaluated annually by professionals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$785,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$785,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$53,000

In-Kind Amount:

$25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$785,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Project on Supports for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury, April 1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Health and Human Appropriations

 

Meeting Date:

02/18/1999