| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #323 | |||||||||
| Polk County HIV/AIDS Initiative | |||||||||
| Requester: | Esther Tellecha | Organization: | EMS Resources | ||||||
| Project Title: | Polk County HIV/AIDS Initiative | Date Submitted | 12/27/2005 9:50:41 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bowen | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Statistics show that Florida is third in the nation in reported cases of AIDS. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | EMS Resources | Contact: | Esther Tellechea | ||||||
| 2350 Coral Way, Suite 301 | Contact Phone: | (305) 860-0780 | |||||||
| Miami 33145 | Contact email: | ems@emservices.com | |||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Polk County currently has no HIV/AIDS community based organization providing services to its residents. The Polk HIV/AIDS Initiative's (PHI) goal is to develop a sense of responsibility within the County's minority communities to take positive steps toward a healthier and safer lifestyle. Program activities will be focused on information dissemination, media outreach, material production, training, and education. In addition, PHI will seek to establish a bilingual/multi cultural Community Based Organization. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| A reduction in AIDS/HIVS transmission. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $500,000 | ||||||||
| 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 | $50,000 | In-kind Amount | $50,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $500,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | Fl. Dept. of Health Bureau of HIV/AIDS Summary report for Polk Co., Surveillance Report 2-15-05 | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||