Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #328FY0102
Capital Improvement for Dental Care
Requester:		Hilda Ochoa Bogue			Organization:		Community Health Of South Dade
Project Title:		Capital Improvement for Dental Care			Date Submitted:		1/16/2002 6:04:17 PM
Sponsors:		Cindy Lerner
Statewide Interest:
Decreases the number of uninsured children, increases the quality of life, and increases access to preventative dental health care for Florida's children.
Recipient:		Community Health of South Dade			Contact:		Brodes Hartley
		10300 SW 216 Street			Contact Phone:		(305) 252-4853
		Miami 33190
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
The funding will enbale CHI dental department to provide preventive dental care to the children of low-income families.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
An increase of 35% over the current number of children served by the CHI dental department and screen 100% of them for the Child Health Insurance Program.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$265,405
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			490
Specific Appropriation Title:			Grants & Aids-Contracted Services
Amount to be reduced:			$265,405
Total cost of the project:			$265,405
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
					In-Kind Amount:		$208,716
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							No
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:		National Institute of Dental Research, Child Health USA 2000
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No