| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2698 | |||||||||
| Alzheimer's Reserch Facility | |||||||||
| Requester: | Dr. Huntington Potter, CEO and Scientific Director | Organization: | Bryd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute | ||||||
| Project Title: | Alzheimer's Reserch Facility | Date Submitted | 1/13/2006 12:31:19 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bennett | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The Research Institute is coordinating a statewide network of Alzheimer's research in laboratories, in clinical care, in caregiver education and early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Johnnie B. Bryd, Sr. | Contact: | Melnie Meyer | ||||||
| 15130 Amberly Drive, Suite 320 | Contact Phone: | (813) 486-6845 | |||||||
| Tampa 33647 | Contact email: | mmeyer@byrdinstitute.com | |||||||
| Counties: | Hillsborough | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This project will complete the construction and equipping of a specialized Alzheimer's research facility. The Byrd Institute has been designated a national Center of Excellence. This facility will help to recruit new top tier scientists to Florida; it will provide space and equipment to provide support to the statutorily - designated Memory Disorder Clinics; and, it will safely house the nation's largest data base of Alzheimer's clinical data. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| The building construction will be completed and 90% of the laboratories will be equipped and operational. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $18,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $40,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $20,000,000 | ||||
| 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: | The number of Alzheimer's patients in Florida is documented to grow by 200% over next 40 years | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||