| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1425 | |||||||||
| Contractors' Resource Center Service Fund | |||||||||
| Requester: | Elsie Hamler | Organization: | Contractors' Resource Center | ||||||
| Project Title: | Contractors' Resource Center Service Fund | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 2:19:23 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Brutus | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| To improve the ability for small business, especially those in the minority communities, to succeed, thus increasing employment opportunities. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Contractors' Resource Center | Contact: | Elsie Hamler | ||||||
| 1730 Biscayne Blvd #201 | Contact Phone: | (305) 577-3738 | |||||||
| Miami 33132 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Broward, Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Technical support, financial and bonding services will be able to be given to small and minority owner contracting companies. The requested amount will give the Contractors' Resource Center the ability to enhance services and make itself the recipient of other moneys to be used to further its goals. This funding would also make the Center able to put forth a program to comply with the suggestions in the FIU study on economic status of Miami-Dade County. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Increase number of employed individuals in areas where businesses have received help from Center. Less small contracting companies going out of business in service area. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $5,000,000 | ||||||||
| 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: | $5,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| 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? | No | ||||||||
| 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: | FIU study on economic status of Miami-Dade County | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||