| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1390 | |||||||||
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | |||||||||
| Requester: | Cindy L Wagoner | Organization: | Florida Association of Food Banks | ||||||
| Project Title: | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 3:17:20 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Antone, Ausley | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Provides for the purchase of nutritional food products not typically donated in order to help those citizens who are hungry. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Florida Association of Food Banks | Contact: | Micheal Dobson | ||||||
| 4016 Northwest Passage | Contact Phone: | (850) 443-3477 | |||||||
| Tallahassee 32303 | |||||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Nutritious food that is not typically donated will be purchased from FL vendors for distribution (at no cost) to the hungry families. Products such as fruits, vegetables, staple items and food high in protein are examples of the types of food products to be purchased and are those not generally donated. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Millions of pounds of nutritious foods will feed the hungry. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| 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: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $1,000,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | Food banks services and assessments, National Hunger Studies. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||