| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2676 | |||||||||
| Farm Share Food Recovery Program | |||||||||
| Requester: | Patricia Robbins | Organization: | Farm Share, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Farm Share Food Recovery Program | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 3:10:54 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bullard | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Provides food for elderly, disabled and children of needy individuals throughout the state. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Farm Share, Inc. | Contact: | Patricia Robbins | ||||||
| 300 North Krome Avenue #12 | Contact Phone: | (305) 246-3276 | |||||||
| Homestead 33034 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Food recovery program which provides food to the elderly, disabled, children and other needy individuals throughout the state. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| 19 million pounds of food distributed at no charge to needy individuals in the state. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $440,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | 1461 | ||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | Food Recovery Program | ||||||||
| Amount to be reduced: | $440,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $900,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private, Federal | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $440,000 | In-kind Amount | $22,000,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2001-2002 | Amount: | $440,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $4,440,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Yes | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Past funding for seven years - 1.3 million households served | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Unknown | ||||||||