Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2327FY0001

K-12 Challenge Grants Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Mark Anderson

Organization:

Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

K-12 Challenge Grants Program

Date Submitted:

2/15/01 3:16:12 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Jim Horne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

This project will allow education foundations to more effectively accomplish their mission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

Contact:

Mark Anderson

 

Post Office Box 9069

Contact Phone:

(813) 205-0658

 

 

Bradenton 34206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuance of K-12 Challenge Grants Program with funds provided to each local public school district eduation foundation and are proportionately allocated to each public school district foundation on the basis of matching $4 with every $6 of private funds.  Matching funds will support ongoing literacy, mentoring and educational programs currently being administered by each education foundation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Improved student performance in reading, writing; measured increase in private sector involvement with public eduation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$3,400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$3,400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$21,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$3,400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Governor's A+ Reform Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Unknown