| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1375 | |||||||||
| Islet Cell Transplantation to Cure Diabetes | |||||||||
| Requester: | Robert Pearlman | Organization: | Diabetes Research Institute Foundation | ||||||
| Project Title: | Islet Cell Transplantation to Cure Diabetes | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 1:18:49 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Cantens | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| providing the state savings from the costs associated with more than 1 million diabetes patients | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Diabetes Research Institute Foundation | Contact: | Robert Pearlman | ||||||
| 3440 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 100 | Contact Phone: | (954) 964-4040 | |||||||
| Hollywood 33021 | |||||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| funds for islet cell transplant research to cure diabetes--a cure for diabetes would prevent disease related hospitalization, blindness, amputations, kidney failure, stroke, heart attacks and premature death | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| reduction in the amount of money spent by Florida on Diabetes and related illnesses, which is currently $1 of every $77 spent | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $2,000,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $10,940,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private, Federal | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $4,300,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $500,000 | ||||
| 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? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | studies by the American Diabetes Association, State of Florida Center for Disease Control | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||