House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1693

Statewide Support For Food Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Michael Dobson

Organization:

Florida Impact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Statewide Support For Food Banks

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 10:28:48 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Florida Association of Food Banks

Contact:

Michael Dobson

 

5850 NW 32nd Ave.

Contact Phone:

(850) 309-1488

 

 

Miami 33142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In FY1999/2000, the Florida Legislature allocated $125,000 to obtain, transport, and distribute additional food to emergency feeding agencies throughout the State.  Florida has a growing number of families that finc themselves in need of food; and at time, the state has had to rely on surplus foods in emergencies, like Hurricane Andrew.  Beyond the State's borders, there are tremendous amounts of surplus food that are often lost to Florida because of a lack of transportation dollars.  The goal of this project is to obtain, trasnport, and distribute an additional 2,725,000 pounds of food product that would otherwise not be available to those in need.  The Florida Association of Food Banks, consistion of fourteen not-for-profit regional organizations located throughout Florida, will collect and distribute the surplus food.  The money for this project will be used primarily for transportation costs as well as for storing and some processing, with 20% targeted for rural communities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

This appropriation will go a long way in making sure that there is adequate food for Florida's needy children and families.  It will ensure tht surplus food will potentially reach every community in the State of Florida. The appropriation will be allocated to the Florida Association of Food Banks, which will be responsible for purchasing, transporting, and distributing these food products.  The funds pass through and are administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  There are no State administrative fees connected with this funding, which has already demonstrated a healthy return on a modest investment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

With the requested appropriation of $400,000, the Florida Association of Food Banks will obtain and transport an additional 7 million pounds of food into the State with a wholesale value of $10,640,000.  Twenty percent of the grant allocation will be dedicated solely to the transportation and distribution of food products in rural communities, affecting communities in almost every county.  We have demonstrated this project to be efficient and effective with the FY 1999/2000 appropriation exeeding our projected goals and showing outstanding growth potential.  Within the first four months of last year's project, approximately $1.8 million wirth of additional food was purchased for the sum of $50,178.  With this purchase, the Florida Association of Food Banks reached 43% of it's goal, expending only 37% of the allocated funds.  No other State program offers this level of return for such a modest investment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$980,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$580,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$125,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

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:

Funding Proposal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No