Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #964 Florida Tropical Fruit Research Development
Requester:	Tropical Fruit Advisory Council		Organization:		Tropical Fruit Advisory Council
Project Title:	Florida Tropical Fruit Research Development		Date Submitted:		01/26/2000 2:23:27 PM
District Member:	Daryl Jones		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Leon
Recipient:	Department of Agriculture		Contact:		Angela Lane
	407 South Calhoun Street		Contact Phone:		(305) 671-7240
	Tallahassee 32399-0800
Project Description:
IFAS Research Center in Horticulture, Physiology, Pathology and Entomology of Florida Tropical fruits and FDACS Market development.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Increased fruit production, quality and sales; increased revenue, jobs and food for Florida.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
$5,000,000 increase in industry output
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$300,000
Total cost of the project:		$300,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
				In-Kind Amount:		$20,000,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1995-1998		Amount:		$300,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$300,000
	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:	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:	FDAL-Tropical Fruit Advisory Council Yearly Reports
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No