Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2449 State of Florida Cord Blood Tissue Bank
Requester:	John R. Wingard, M.D.		Organization:		UF Health Science Center
Project Title:	State of Florida Cord Blood Tissue Bank		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 5:51:14 PM
District Member:	George Kirkpatrick		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	University of Florida/University of Miami/Univer of South FL		Contact:		John R. Wingard, M.D.
	1600 SW Archer Road		Contact Phone:		(352) 846-2814
	Gainesville 32610
Project Description:
Creates a statewide cord blood tissue bank as a public resource to citizens of Florida.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
To provide cord blood specimens to those citizens in need who require bone marrow transplant.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Improved access to bone marrow transplants.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$1,900,000
Total cost of the project:		$5,700,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations and Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Unknown
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$4,000,000
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations and Outreach and awareness
	Will this be an annual request?				Yes
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:	2/3 of leukemia patients who need a transplant lack a family match; we need other donor potentials.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	House Health Care Services Committee
	Meeting Date:	11/03/1999