$12.5M in Funding for Statewide Projects Co-Sponsored by State Rep. Daisy Morales Gets Final Budget Approval
State Rep. Daisy Morales in her Orlando District Office. Photo: State Rep. Morales (Facebook).
ORLANDO, Fla. – State Representative Daisy Morales (D-Orlando) announced today $12.5 million in appropriations projects that she co-sponsored has cleared the governor’s veto pen.
Rep. Morales has worked with several of the organizations receiving funding and values their impact on Florida communities, including the UCF School of Nursing, Goodwill Industries, and Farm Share, with whom she has partnered to feed thousands of Florida families.
The UCF School of Nursing provided volunteer nurses to administer COVID-19 vaccinations in the beginning of the pandemic. Rep. Morales recognized Goodwill Industries for assisting her in providing clothing to families in the community. Morales’s partnership with Farm Share goes back to her time as Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor, feeding thousands of families.
The funding supplies 14 projects across the state:
– $4 million for UCF – Nursing Building in Lake Nona
(Sponsored by Rep. Mariano, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
– $3 million for Farm Share
(Sponsored by Rep. Fine, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
– $1 million for Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind
(Sponsored by Rep. Andrade, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
– $950,000 for Brevard Zoo Aquarium
(Sponsored Rep. Fine, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
– $950,000 for Coastal Conservation Association Inshore Reef Project Tampa Bay
(Sponsored by Rep. Toledo, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
– $850,000 for Take Stock in College
(Sponsored by Rep. Salzman, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
– $500,000 for Legal Services Clinic of the Puerto Rican Community
(Sponsored by Rep. Hawkins, Co-Sponsored by Morales)
– $500,000 for Hope Partnership Attainable Housing
(Sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
– $400,000 Goodwill Industries of South Florida
(Sponsored by Rep. Avila, Co-Sponsored Rep. Morales)
– $305,585 for Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
(Sponsored by Rep. Salzman, Co-Sponsored by Reps. Borrero; Casello; Geller; Morales; Tant)
– $300,000 for Miami-Dade County Model Lands North Canal Everglades Wetland Restoration Project
(Sponsored by Rep. Mooney, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
– $250,000 for Loggerhead Marine Life Center Lifesaving Water Treatment System for Sick or Injured Turtles
(Sponsored by Rep. Snyder, Co-Sponsored by Reps. Morales, Willhite)
– $75,000 for Golden Beach Flood Water Pumps
(Sponsored by Rep. Rodriguez, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
– $75,000 for Falcon Friends Farm
(Sponsored by Rep. Plasencia, Co-Sponsored by Rep. Morales)
“I was happy to work with my Democratic colleagues and colleagues across the aisle on local funding projects that will benefit Florida families, educational facilities, nonprofit organizations, and businesses,” Rep. Morales told FNN News. “Bipartisanship makes a massive difference in getting things done for Floridians. We always get more done when we work together.”
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