House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2635

Special Categories - JASON Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Dr. Kumar Mahadevan

Organization:

Mote Marine Lab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Special Categories - JASON Project

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 1:22:54 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Mark Ogles

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Mote Marine Lab

Contact:

Amy Merrill

 

1600 Ken Thompson Parkway

Contact Phone:

(941) 746-6767

 

 

Sarasota 34236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mission of the JASON Project is to excite and engage students in science and technology, and to motivate and provide professional development opportunities for their teachers through the use of advanced interactive  telecommunications.  These funds will allow students from Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties to participate in this interactive program at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

JASON provides excellence in the preparation of teachers and students for achievement of world class performance in science and tecnology and produces superior curriculum and associated professional development programs for teachers that will empower them to effectively integrate science and technology in the classroom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$50,000

In-Kind Amount:

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1998-1999

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Manatee & Sarasota Legislative Delegations

 

Meeting Date:

09/30/1999