Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #312FY0001 Statewide Transportation Initiative For Food Banks
Requester:		Fely Curva			Organization:		Florida Impact
Project Title:		Statewide Transportation Initiative For Food Banks			Date Submitted:		2/8/01 6:18:43 PM
Sponsors:		Lindsay Harrington, Cindy Lerner
Statewide Interest:		Distribution of donated foods to those in need
Recipient:		Florida Association of Food Banks			Contact:		Fely Curva
		5850 NW 32nd Ave.			Contact Phone:		(850) 222-5299
		Miami 33142
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
In FY1999/2000, the Florida Legislature allocated $125,000 to obtain, transport, and distribute additional food to emergency feeding agencies throughout the State. Florida has a growing number of families that finc themselves in need of food; and at time, the state has had to rely on surplus foods in emergencies, like Hurricane Andrew. Beyond the State's borders, there are tremendous amounts of surplus food that are often lost to Florida because of a lack of transportation dollars. The goal of this project is to obtain, trasnport, and distribute an additional 2,725,000 pounds of food product that would otherwise not be available to those in need. The Florida Association of Food Banks, consisting of fourteen not-for-profit regional organizations located throughout Florida, will collect and distribute the surplus food. The money for this project will be used primarily for transportation costs as well as for storing and some processing, with 20% targeted for rural communities.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
With the requested appropriation of $500,000, the Florida Association of Food Banks will obtain and transport an additional 7 million pounds of food into the State with a wholesale value of $10,640,000. Twenty percent of the grant allocation will be dedicated solely to the transportation and distribution of food products in rural communities, affecting communities in almost every county. We have demonstrated this project to be efficient and effective with the FY 1999/2000 appropriation exeeding our projected goals and showing outstanding growth potential. Within the first four months of last year's project, approximately $1.8 million wirth of additional food was purchased for the sum of $50,178. With this purchase, the Florida Association of Food Banks reached 43% of it's goal, expending only 37% of the allocated funds. No other State program offers this level of return for such a modest investment.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1324B
Specific Appropriation Title:			Special Categories: Support for Food Banks
Amount to be reduced:			$400,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$980,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Private
	Total Cash Amount:		$580,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$200,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?							Unknown
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No