Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2113

Horticulture and Alternative Agriculture Training Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

North Florida Community College

Organization:

NFCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Horticulture and Alternative Agriculture Training Center

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 11:52:00 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Richard Mitchell

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

North Florida Community College

Contact:

Morris Steen

 

1000 Turner Davis Road

Contact Phone:

(850) 973-1614

 

 

Madison 32340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish a statewide training center to train workforce development and other clients for the horticulture industry and exiting tobacco farmers for alternative crop production.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Retraining tobacco farmers losing their livlihoods, and electronic delivery of horticulture training to workforce development participants and other clients statewide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Number of course hours completed by students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$650,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$150,000

In-Kind Amount:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

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:

University of Florida study of the Florida Agriculture Industry and training needs assessment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Leon County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

12/09/1999