Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #525 USF-Center For Infant Development
Requester:	Martin Silbiger		Organization:		University of South FLorida
Project Title:	USF-Center For Infant Development		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 6:51:22 PM
District Member:	Tom Lee		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Hillsborough
Recipient:	Center for Infant and Child Development		Contact:		Dr. Martin Silbiger
	12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 2		Contact Phone:		(813) 974-2196
	Tamp 33612-4742
Project Description:
Operational dollars for the Center for Infant and Child Development. The center will serve as a major site for the advancement of scientific knowledge and professional/public understanding of how brain development affects the behavior of infants and children.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
It is envisioned that the Center will become nationally recognized for excellence in the emerging field of developmental neuroscience. The Center will be a major site for graduate education in neuroscience, psychology, education, speech and language, physical therapy, and public health. The Center will address developmental events leading to areas including the early neursensory developmental processes of preterm infants, Down's Syndrome and related genetic disorders, the neurochemistry/neuropharmacology of Terrett's Syndrome, ADHD, specific learning disabilities, and language disorders.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The Center will maintain an active program of professional and community education and outreach to bring the results of the research to the professionals and families of children with developmental problems.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$1,200,000
Total cost of the project:		$1,200,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						No
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$2,500,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$1,500,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Yes
	Agency:	Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Increasing pediatric patient base. Center will become leader in the field of developmental neurosci
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No