House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2415 Florida Veterans Employment and Training
Requester:	John Delaney		Organization:		City of Jacksonville
Project Title:	Florida Veterans Employment and Training		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 6:42:54 PM
District Member:	Joseph Arnall		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Duval
Recipient:	City of Jacksonville		Contact:		Chet Smith
	117 West Duval Street		Contact Phone:		(904) 630-3486
	Jacksonville 32202
Project Description:
An employment based program designed to help the homeless and at-risk veteran return to a state of independent living.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Continium-of-care modeled after USHUD program. Benefit to state is reduced burden on overtaxed homeless resource agencies and uniqueness of funding request
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Decreased homelessness among veterans and their families.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$16,000,000
Total cost of the project:		$34,200,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				Unknown
Was this project previously funded by the State?				No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?				No
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:	Program Statistics/Homeless Coalition Counts
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				Yes
	Hearing Body:	State Duval Delegation
	Meeting Date:	11/18/1999