Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2227FY0001 Community High Technology Investment Partnership
Requester:		Dr. Patricia McGill			Organization:		Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce
Project Title:		Community High Technology Investment Partnership			Date Submitted:		02/08/2001 4:20:30 PM
Sponsors:		Arthenia Joyner
Statewide Interest:		This Institute works with communities in the state to develop strategies to address urban issues
Recipient:		Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce			Contact:		Dr. Patricia McGill
		Florida A&M University			Contact Phone:		(850) 561-2592
		Tallahssee 32307
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
This project will provide assistance to community and faith-based organizations as they expand their role and effectiveness in helping under-served youth in distressed urban areas,by bridging the digital divide in the state. The disparity in acess to rapidly changing and commercially significant technologies has a negative effect on the educational, workforce development and employment competitiveness of these needy youth and thereby impedes the economic development of the distressed communities where these youth reside. Faith based institutions and community organizations are therefore the direct link to enable young people to frequent information technologies and thus,bridge the digital divide.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The project will assist distressed urban communities in securing computers for acess and internet services by youth ages 5-18 years who reside in the communities served. The project will succeed in assisting these distressed communities in bridging the digital divide--the gap between those who have acess to computers and internet technology and those who do not.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,000,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			2629a
Specific Appropriation Title:			Dept. Of State Library, Archives and Info. services/Grants and Aides Community Computer Acess Grants program
Amount to be reduced:			$1,000,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$2,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Private
	Total Cash Amount:		$1,000,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		00-01		Amount:		$500,000
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?						Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency:		State, Department Of, And Secretary Of State
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Final Report to be submitted to the Governor's Office and the FL. Legislature
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		The FL Conference of Black Legislators
	Meeting Date:		02/06/2001