Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2215FY0001 IFAS-Expansion of Branches, Center and Partnership
Requester:		Jimmy Cheek			Organization:		UF Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Title:		IFAS-Expansion of Branches, Center and Partnership			Date Submitted:		2/15/01 11:41:34 AM
Sponsors:		Tom Lee
Statewide Interest:		Additional centers and partnerships offering Agriculture degrees will serve place bound students.
Recipient:		University of FL Institute of Food and Agriculture Science			Contact:		Jimmy Cheek
		2001 McCarty Hall			Contact Phone:		(352) 392-1961
		Gainesville 32611-0270
Counties:		Hillsborough
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
Additional off campus teaching programs at the Mid Florida Research and Education Center in Apopka (near Orlando), the I-4 corridor in conjunction with the Hillsborough Community College Plant City Campus, and the expansion of the Tropical Research and Education Center at Homestead program.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased enrollment in undergraduate and graduate education programs by place bound students.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,675,000
Total cost of the project:			$1,675,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		1999-2000		Amount:		$200,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency:		Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Demand , existing enrollement at existing sites in addition to requests from the proposed new sites
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No