Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1364FY0001 Community and Faith-based Organizations
Requester:		Dr. Patricia McGill			Organization:		Institue on Urban Policy & Commerce
Project Title:		Community and Faith-based Organizations			Date Submitted:		02/07/2001 7:35:58 PM
Sponsors:		James Harper
Statewide Interest:		The Institue on Urban Policy at FAMU was established as a Type 1 Institute by Chapter 99-251, F.S.
Recipient:		Institute on Urban Policy & Commerce			Contact:		Latoicha Phillips
		Florida A&M University			Contact Phone:		(850) 488-8632
		Tallahassee 32307
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
The Community and Faith-based Organizations Initiative will promote community development through partnerships with community-based organizations and organizations connected to the faith community. The purpose of this initiative is to provide partnerships with community and faith-based organizations to promote community development in low-income communities.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
(1) Professional skill development-creation and operation of training programs to enhance the professional skills of individuals working within community and faith-based organizations; (2) development of future leaders-intership programs will be established for graduate students within community and faith-based organizations and stipends will be awarded in form of assistantships; (3) promotion of a "Best Practices" Annual Conference for community and faith-based organizations to discuss and share information on issues relating to the creation, operation, and sustainability of community and faith-based organizations; and (4) establishment of research opportunities on economic, operational, and policy issues that relate to community development.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$3,000,000
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Amount to be reduced:			$
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$10,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Local
					Total In-Kind Amount:		$7,000,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$800,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$1,000,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Quarterly report to the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No