Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #719FY0001

Internet Coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Anthony Catanese

Organization:

Florida Atlantic University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Internet Coast

Date Submitted:

2/7/01 6:50:50 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Ron Klein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Business and Education partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Florida Atlantic University

Contact:

David Mann

 

777 Glades Rd.

Contact Phone:

(561) 716-7471

 

 

Boca Raton 33431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Broward, Palm Beach, St. Lucie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAU will use these funds to establish a "Workforce Development Center" within the College of Business which will work with the expanding high tech industry to provide internships, perform research and provide training in specialized fields according to the needs of the industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Number of internships awarded, amount of research performed, business satisfaction surveys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,880,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,880,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Board of Regents Program Approval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Broward, St. Lucie and Palm Beach Legislative Delgations

 

Meeting Date:

1/30/01