Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2686
Fourth African American-Carribean Heritage Month, May 1-31, 2004.
Requester:		Ms. Katherine Hepburn			Organization:		Liberty City-Brownsville BCHST Association
Project Title:		Fourth African American-Carribean Heritage Month, May 1-31, 2004.			Date Submitted		1/16/2004 4:01:24 PM
Sponsors:		Bullard
Statewide Interest:
Promote culture and diversity within Miami-Dade County and South Florida
Recipient:		Liberty City-Brownsville BCHST Association			Contact:		Ms. Katherine Hepburn
		PO Box 472424			Contact Phone:		(305) 638-3587
		Miami 33247			Contact email:
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Community events to promote unity from diversity through entertainment, educational workshops, health fairs, etc.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Education, awareness, tolerance of cultural and ethnic and racial diversity.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$15,000
Total cost of the project:			$49,040
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Private
	Cash Amount		$			In-kind Amount		$20,000
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:		Racial and ethnic tensions especially post Elian and since September 11.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No