| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #589 | |||||||||
| Florida Vison Screening Protocols | |||||||||
| Requester: | Sarah Jordan Holmes | Organization: | Prevent Blindness Florida | ||||||
| Project Title: | Florida Vison Screening Protocols | Date Submitted | 1/9/2006 9:08:52 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Joyner | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The study evaluates how vision problems are detected in school-age children and determines how vision screening protocols mandated by the statute are implemented and delivered. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Prevent Blindess Florida | Contact: | Sarah Jordan Holmes | ||||||
| 3825 Henderson Blvd, Ste 402 | Contact Phone: | (813) 874-2020 | |||||||
| Tampa 33629 | Contact email: | sjh@preventblindnessfl.org | |||||||
| Counties: | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Funds will be used to conduct a study of the adequacy and availability of vision screening for children. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Determine how children are being referred for vision screenings and how such vision screenings are being conducted. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $150,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $200,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $50,000 | ||||||||
| 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: | National Institutes of Health Study of Vision Screenings in Pre-School Children | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/07/2006 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||