| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1482 | |||||||||
| The Humanities Resource Center/Speakers Bureau | |||||||||
| Requester: | Dr. Fran Cary | Organization: | Florida Humanities Council | ||||||
| Project Title: | The Humanities Resource Center/Speakers Bureau | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 11:04:53 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Waters | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| ? Insuring access to the arts, humanities and heritage tourism in small towns and rural communities; cultural outreach and tourism product development, implementation, marketing; economic development. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Florida Humanities Council | Contact: | Dr. Fran Cary | ||||||
| 599 2nd Street S. | Contact Phone: | (727) 553-3806 | |||||||
| St. Petersburg 33701 | |||||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Humanities Resource Center (HRC) provides a statewide Speakers Bureau, cultural and educational resources (exhibits, website, publications), cultural tourism weekends, and a mix of media and live programming to underserved small and rural communities. A new statewide traveling Chautauqua, Telling Florida Stories: Telling America's Stories, in 9 towns, and new web portal cultural integration project in partnership with DCA are included in this request. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| At least 250 Speakers Bureau programs in over 110 towns; 6 circulating traveling exhibits to 80+ small town museums, libraries, art venues that reach 1,000,000; radio series, Humanities Report, sponsored with DOS Div of Cul. Affairs, that reaches over 200,000 listeners weekly in all major radio markets, including Tallahassee; 2-4 cultural heritage tourism weekends (Gatherings) that explore off-the-beaten destinations and create new tourism products and markets, thus contributing to economic development. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $480,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | 141 | ||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | Grants & aid- Public Broadcasting | ||||||||
| Amount to be reduced: | $480,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $630,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $150,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $430,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $430,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | State, Department Of, And Secretary Of State | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Yes | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | ; "Economic Contributions of FL. Nonprofit Organizations, Apr. 2002; Visit Florida surveys/Culturall | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||