Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2630FY0001

IFAS - Expansion of Branches, Centers and Partnerships

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Jimmy Cheek

Organization:

UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

IFAS - Expansion of Branches, Centers and Partnerships

Date Submitted:

2/9/01 4:29:50 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Johnnie Byrd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Additional centers and partnerships offering Agriculture degrees will serve place bound students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Univ. of FL Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences

Contact:

Jimmy Cheeks

 

2001 McCarty Hall

Contact Phone:

(352) 392-1961

 

 

Gainesville 32611-0270

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Alachua

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional off-campus teaching programs at the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center in Apopka (near Orland), the I-4 corridor in conjunction with the Hillsborough Community College Plant City Campus, and the expansion of the Tropical Research and Education Center at Homestead program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increased enrollment in undergraduate and graduate education programs by place-bound students,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,675,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

178

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Salaries and Benefits (Board General Office)

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$1,675,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,675,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education

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

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

demand for degree programs at existing enrollment sites and from the proposed new sites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No