House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1837 24th Annual Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival - June 2-4, 2000
Requester:	susan Neuman		Organization:		Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival, Inc.
Project Title:	24th Annual Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival - June 2-4, 2000		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 3:13:54 PM
District Member:	Beryl Roberts		Service Area:		City/Town
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival, Inc.		Contact:		Susan Neuman
	P.O. Box 330052		Contact Phone:		(305) 372-9966
	Miami, Florida 33133
Project Description:
Largest black heritage festival in the U.S.: it celebrates the history and culture of the first black settiers of South Florida with arts, crafts, music.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Showcases racial harmony and inter-cultural interchanges between the peoples of South Florida in a major tourism-generating event that promotes Florida Trade and Commerce between the hemispheres and island republics.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
550,000 people.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$305,000
Total cost of the project:		$527,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
				In-Kind Amount:		$222,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1995		Amount:		$130,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$222,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
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:	The need for racial harmonic cultural interchange
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Dade Delegation
	Meeting Date:	12/01/1999