Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1772 African American Research Library and Cultural Center
Requester:	Samuel Morrison		Organization:		Broward County Library
Project Title:	African American Research Library and Cultural Center		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 1:46:57 PM
District Member:	Mandy Dawson		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Broward
Recipient:	Broward County Libraries Division		Contact:		Samuel Morrison
	100 South Andrews Avenue		Contact Phone:		(954) 357-7376
	Fort Lauderdale 33301
Project Description:
The African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) will be a research library for scholars, students and the general public focusing its collections, programs and exhibits on African American history and culture in Florida, the Caribbean, South American and Africa.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Preservation of the lives and culture of persons of African American and Caribbean descent in the state and region; a repository of books, documents, photographs, oral histories and artifacts that are in danger of disappearing. Judging by statistics from the only other centers similar to the AARLCC in the U.S. - the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in Atlanta and the Schomburg Library in New York City - the AARLCC will attract many thousands of tourists and researchers to the state of Florida annually.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
(1) The preservation of hundreds of individual, family, community, and organizational histories throughout Florida; (2) A destination for thousands of local library users and visitors from Florida, the U.S., and the world; (3) A cultural connection to more than 500 schools, colleges, universities, museums and cultural organizations throughout the state; (4) The community library serving 50,000 - 100,000 residents annually.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$750,000
Total cost of the project:		$12,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$10,750,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1998-1999		Amount:	$450,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	County Records & Studies;
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Broward County Legislative Delegation / Broward County Commission
	Meeting Date:	12/01/1999