Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3212FY0001 Vision Screening Training and Certification
Requester:	Sarah Jordan Holmes			Organization:		Prevent Blidness Florida
Project Title:	Vision Screening Training and Certification			Date Submitted:		2/9/01 4:35:45 PM
Sponsors:	Sandra Murman
Statewide Interest:	Heigthen awareness to set statewide standards for vision screening .
Recipient:	Prevent Blidness Florida			Contact:		Sarah Jordan Holmes
	3825 Henderson Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(813) 874-2020
	Tampa 33629
Counties:	Alachua, Baker, Broward, Charlotte, Clay, Dade, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St. Johns, Sarasota, Seminole, Volusia
Service Area:	Private Organization
Project Description:
Three-hour training and certification workshops Pilot Program for 23 counties for local volunteer vision screeners which will include instruction in the componenets of vision, the conditions that put children at risk for vision deficiencies.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
A higher number of children will be identified and detetected with vision deficiencies and can be treated earlier.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:					$400,000
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Total cost of the project:		$400,000
Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Type of funding match:	None
Was this project previously funded by the State?						No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Unknown
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?						Unknown
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No