| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1939 | |||||||||
| Newfound Harbor Marine Institute Project | |||||||||
| Requester: | Irene Hooper | Organization: | Newfound Harbor Marine Institute | ||||||
| Project Title: | Newfound Harbor Marine Institute Project | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 9:16:54 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bullard | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The program is designed to train teachers and provide student scholarships to meet the adopted Sunshine State Curriculum Standards which contain required, minimum environmental state education objectives. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Newfound Marine Harbor Instutute | Contact: | Curt Blair | ||||||
| 1300 Big Pine Key Avenue | Contact Phone: | (850) 222-6333 | |||||||
| Big Pine Key 33043 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Monroe | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Newfound Harbor Marine Institute (NHMI) is requesting funding for the purpose of providing out-of-the- classroom, hands-on, science education to students and teachers in K-12 schools from around the state of Florida. The funding request will be utilized to train teachers in meeting adopted Sunshine State Curriculum Standards, which contain required environmental education standards. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Improve standards of education by training teachers to meet Sunshine State Curriculum Standards. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $300,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $600,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $300,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $125,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | The Department of Education, F.S. 229.565 and F.S. 229.57 and Rules 6A-1.09401 F.A.C. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Monroe County Legislative Delegation Meeting | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||