Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1481
Coulson Home Project
Requester:		Board of Directors			Organization:		African-American Heritage Society
Project Title:		Coulson Home Project			Date Submitted		1/14/2004 11:56:44 AM
Sponsors:		Clary
Statewide Interest:
Historic preservation, cultural-heritage tourism, community economic development and education
Recipient:		African-American Heritage Society			Contact:		Lornetta Taylor Epps
		200 East Church Street			Contact Phone:		(850) 432-7229
		Pensacola 32501			Contact email:		lornettae@earthlink.net
Counties:		Escambia
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
To acquire property at 200 Church Street, to retire residual construction debt and to obtain funds for first professional executive director and administrative staff
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Procurement of property, full time staff, debt liquidation
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$200,000
Total cost of the project:			$200,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local, Private
	Cash Amount		$128,282
Was this project previously funded by the state?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2002-2003		Amount:		$27,431
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:		Rationale for African-American Heritage Center derived through stragetic planning board
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No