Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #740FY0001

Career and Educational Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Hendry- Glades Career & Education Center

Organization:

SW Fla Workforce Development Bd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Career and Educational Center

Date Submitted:

02/06/2001 2:59:41 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Joseph Spratt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Provides a solution to the regions chronic and severe unemployment problems, increase income levels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Workforce Development Board

Contact:

Phillip Keyes

 

24311 Walden Center Drive, Suite 200

Contact Phone:

(863) 983-6138

 

 

Bonita Springs 34134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A center where non-traditional and typical skills can be offered unemployed and under-employed individuals enabling them to enter the regions job market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Attract new businesses into region and help existing businesses expand in rural communities; lower unemployment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

134A

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Critical Jobs Initiative

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$18,829,184

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$8,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$3,000,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Unemployment statistics; low per capita income levels; US Census figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee & Charlotte Delegation Meetings

 

Meeting Date:

01/31/2001