Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1368FY0102

(TRAC)  Therapeutic Residential Autism Care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Dennis Haas

Organization:

Achievement & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

(TRAC)  Therapeutic Residential Autism Care

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 10:00:49 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Nan Rich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The provision of coordinated specialized behavioral internvention and therapies in home and community based settings to children with severe autism which would demonstrate successful approaches to be replicated elsewhere in the State to reduce the need for restrictive and more costly services and placements statewide, preserve integrity of families and facilitate student experiences from Florida colleges and universities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

ARC Broward

 

Contact:

Dennis Haas

 

 

10250 NW 53rd Street

 

Contact Phone:

(954) 746-9400

 

 

 

Sunrise 33351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Broward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intensive specialized behavioral intervention in home and community based settings; Specialized homebound speech occupational and family therapies for children with severe autism and related disorders aged 3-18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease Maladaptive behavior; transition to less restrictive interventions; minimize more restrictive & costly interventions; increase community inclusive activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Special Categories Grant and Aid Individual Family Supports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$220,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2001-02

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

County Needs Assesment, family survey by Autism Society and ARC Broward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Local Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/16/2001