Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #143FY0001

Gainesville African American History Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Wayne Bowers

Organization:

City of Gainesville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Gainesville African American History Museum

Date Submitted:

2/8/01 4:04:55 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Richard Mitchell, Rod Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Enhance education opportunities to children through curriculum focusing on City's cultural heritage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Gainesville

Contact:

Carl S. Harness

 

East University Avenue

Contact Phone:

(352) 334-5010

 

 

Gainesville 32601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Alachua

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phase I of the overall African American History Museum project includes the purchase of newly refurbished building to be utilitized as a museum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Educational opportunities offered to children in community through a new curriculum focusing on our rich cultural heritage and promoting cross-cultural awareness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$5,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Video production projects, research conducted by UF History Department

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Alachua County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/4/01