Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #453FY0102

Florida Empowerment Zone Act

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Barbara Cacchione

Organization:

Empowerment Alliance of Southwest Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Florida Empowerment Zone Act

Date Submitted:

1/14/2002 10:48:45 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

J. Dudley Goodlette, Joseph Spratt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decreasing the number of persons who live below the poverty level in the rural areas of the State by promoting economic development and community revitalization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Community Foundation of Collier County

 

Contact:

Barbara Cacchione

 

 

2400 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 300

 

Contact Phone:

(941) 566-8936

 

 

 

Naples 34103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Collier, Hendry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restore funding for the Florida Empowerment Zone Act which provides an annual match of $225,000 each year for 8 years to match the Federal designation for the Round II designated Rural Enterprise Community.  The Empowerment Alliance of Southwest Florida includes the Immokalee community, eastern Hendry County and the Seminole Indian Reservations of Big Cypress and Immokalee.  This rural area of the State has suffered from pervasive poverty and was awarded the designation as a Rural Enterprise Community (the only one in Round II in the State) with a Strategic Plan to promote community development and economic revitalization for this rural area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

This past year and a half, the Empowerment Alliance of Southwest Florida has been able to leverage $28 million dollars of other state, federal and private funding due to the staff resources and match funding this resource provides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$225,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

2367A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Local Economic Development Initiatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$13,245,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$225,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Federal

 

 

Cash Amount:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$225,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$225,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations and Non-recurring Construction

 

 

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:

The Empowerment Alliance of SW Fla Strategic Plan upon which the federal designation is based upon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Collier County Legislative Delegation Meeting

 

Meeting Date:

11/14/2001