Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #354FY0001 Community Defense Initiative
Requester:		Vann Goodloe			Organization:		Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce
Project Title:		Community Defense Initiative			Date Submitted:		2/9/01 3:18:44 PM
Sponsors:		Holly Benson, Jerry Maygarden, Jerry Melvin, Jefferson Miller
Statewide Interest:		A documented need for statewide interest, tangible & measurable results, & has community support.
Recipient:		Florida Defence Alliance, Enterprise FL			Contact:		Kellie Jo Kilberg
		390 N orange Avenue, Ste. 1300			Contact Phone:		(407) 316-4510
		Orlando 32801
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Funds 82 joint-use infrastructure projects at 21 military bases and installations in Florida and provides defense grant funds for program administration. The $10 million requested this uear includes $9 million to establish a matching grant program to enable Florida communities hosting military bases to invest in infrastructure improvements critical to preserving tese bas4es from future BRAC rounds. A recently completed study identified 19 top priority projects for 2001 of large joint-benefit to affected communities with military installations to be funded under this request. The remaining money is to fund grant programs for Florida's defense-dependent communities. Programs would be modeled agter those created in S.288.980 ((1), (2) & (3), Florida Statutes, as amended by Ch. 96-348 and Ch. 98-176, Laws of Florida. Grant program categories include, but not limited to FloridaDefense Planning Grant, Florida Defense Implementation Grant Program, florida Military Installation Reuse Planning and Marketing Grant Program, and the Florida Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Grant Program.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The Florida Defense Alliance (FDA) Grant Programs are an invaluable tool for protecting Florida's estimated $30 billion annual investment in its military/defense industry as well as attracting new defense missions to the State. The program facilitates refined repsonses to future BRAC rounds and provides strong incentives fo military-community cooperation in addressing mutual problems and initiatives on a least-cost basis.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$10,000,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			2088D
Specific Appropriation Title:			Space, Defense, & rural Infrastructure
Amount to be reduced:			$10,000,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$97,700,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations and Construction
Type of funding match:		None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$4,000,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$10,000,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations and Non-recurring Construction
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
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?							Yes
	Documentation:		The Spectrum Report on "Florida Defense Infrastructure Assessment"
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		NW Florida Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/5/01