House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2901

Wages Transportation Project Budget Request

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Harold Knowles

Organization:

K.M.R.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Wages Transportation Project Budget Request

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 9:35:50 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Beryl Roberts

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Leon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

K.M.R.

Contact:

Harold Knowles

 

215 North Monroe Street

Contact Phone:

(850) 222-3768

 

 

Tallahassee 32301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expansion funding for WAGES Transportation Pilot Projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation support services for WAGES clients to assist transition from public assistance and government dependency to self-sufficiency and employment.  WAGES clients will receive time-limited transportation support which will decrease the State's need for cash assistance funding while also increasing workforce availability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Expanded access to jobs, childcare and daycare to support employment for WAGES clients.  Decrease statewide WAGES cash assistance requirement.  Increase statewide workforce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$15,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$45,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$9,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$21,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations and Statewide Project Rollout

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

National TANF Studies and Research;    State WAGES Board Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Unknown