Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1482
The Humanities Resource Center/Speakers Bureau
 
Requester: Dr. Fran Cary Organization: Florida Humanities Council
 
Project Title: The Humanities Resource Center/Speakers Bureau Date Submitted 1/15/2003 11:04:53 AM
 
Sponsors: Waters
 
Statewide Interest:
? Insuring access to the arts, humanities and heritage tourism in small towns and rural communities; cultural outreach and tourism product development, implementation, marketing; economic development.
 
Recipient: Florida Humanities Council   Contact: Dr. Fran Cary  
  599 2nd Street S.   Contact Phone: (727) 553-3806  
  St. Petersburg 33701
 
Counties: {Statewide}
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Humanities Resource Center (HRC) provides a statewide Speakers Bureau, cultural and educational resources (exhibits, website, publications), cultural tourism weekends, and a mix of media and live programming to underserved small and rural communities. A new statewide traveling Chautauqua, Telling Florida Stories: Telling America's Stories, in 9 towns, and new web portal cultural integration project in partnership with DCA are included in this request.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
At least 250 Speakers Bureau programs in over 110 towns; 6 circulating traveling exhibits to 80+ small town museums, libraries, art venues that reach 1,000,000; radio series, Humanities Report, sponsored with DOS Div of Cul. Affairs, that reaches over 200,000 listeners weekly in all major radio markets, including Tallahassee; 2-4 cultural heritage tourism weekends (Gatherings) that explore off-the-beaten destinations and create new tourism products and markets, thus contributing to economic development.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $480,000
 
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
 
Specific Appropriation #: 141
 
Specific Appropriation Title: Grants & aid- Public Broadcasting
 
Amount to be reduced: $480,000
 
Total cost of the project: $630,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $150,000  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2002-2003 Amount: $430,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $430,000 To Fund: Operations
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   Yes
  Agency State, Department Of, And Secretary Of State
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Yes
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: ; "Economic Contributions of FL. Nonprofit Organizations, Apr. 2002; Visit Florida surveys/Culturall
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   No