House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #504

DACS/Env/ Horticulture Education Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

North FL Community College College

Organization:

North Florida  Community College

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

DACS/Env/ Horticulture Education Center

Date Submitted:

01/28/2000 10:12:02 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Janegale Boyd

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

North Florida Community College

Contact:

Dr. Beverly Grissom

 

1000 Turner Davis Rd.

Contact Phone:

(850) 973-1601

 

 

Madison, FL 32340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish a statewide training center to train workforce development and other clients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Provides training for clients, such as small farmers (including tobacco farmers) and workers, who may be losing their livelihood because of shifts in the agricultural economy as well as other clients in the community affected by these shifts. Provides a trained workforce to statewide industry needs that are currently unmet. Trains workers trainsitoning from welfare as well as displaced workers and general population.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Number of course hours completed by students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$100,000

In-Kind Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

University of Florida study of Florida Agriculture Industry and training needs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Leon Co. Legislative Delegation Hearings

 

Meeting Date:

12/09/1999