Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #360FY0001 New Dimensions in Literacy
Requester:		Carolyn "Kiani" Nesbitt			Organization:		Concerned African Women, Inc.
Project Title:		New Dimensions in Literacy			Date Submitted:		01/30/2001 11:12:40 AM
Sponsors:		Wilbert Holloway
Statewide Interest:		Crime Reduction, Educational attainment
Recipient:		Concerned African Women, Inc.			Contact:		Carolyn Nesbitt
		1405 NW 167th Street, Suite 235			Contact Phone:		(305) 621-3700
		Miami 33169
Counties:		Dade
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
After School reading improvement
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Proven outcome: students gain at least one grade level each eighteen weeks
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$50,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			n/a
Specific Appropriation Title:			n/a
Amount to be reduced:			$
Fund Source:
Total cost of the project:			$268,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$231,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$231,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Unknown
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$50,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
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?							Yes
	Documentation:		MDCPS & DJJ reports youth age 14 and under are reading at least two grade levels behind
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Unknown