Planning/Special Projects

Table of Contents

• Non-Profit Agency Funding
• Criminal Justice Funding
• Indigent Health Care Program
• Manatee County Health Department
• Medical Examiner
• Manatee County Human Services Network

Non-Profit Agency Funding

Applications for funding are received annually from Non-Profit Agencies for programs primarily serving adults, or for other type programs not targeting children.  If recommended and approved for funding, we develop the Agency contract, and monitor their administrative, fiscal and program compliance.

See Agency Reporting Requirements

Funded Agencies:

• Catholic Charities
• Central Community Redevelopment Agency
• Community Coalition on Homelessness
• Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Easter Seals of Southwest Florida
• Gulfcoast Legal Services
• HOPE Family Services
• Legal Aid of Manasota
• Manasota ARC
• Lighthouse of Manasota
• Manatee County Rural Health Services
  
• Manatee Glens Corporation
• Meal on Wheels PLUS
• Mote Marine Laboratory
• Myakka City Community Center
• Our Daily Bread
• Suncoast Center for Independent Living
• Suncoast Community Capital
• Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness
• The Salvation Army
• United Cerebral Palsy of Sarasota-Manatee
• United Way 2-1-1 of Manasota
• Volunteer Services of Manatee County
  
• We Care Manatee
• Women's Resource Center
  

Criminal Justice Funding

We apply for Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) through the United State Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).

Funding is provided to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, the various Police Departments of Manatee County's Cities, and to Non-Profit organizations providing criminal justice related services.  We develop the organization's contract, and monitor their administrative, fiscal and program compliance.

 Funded services:

• Juvenile Services Program
• Manatee County Drug Court
• Manatee County Jail Diversion Services
• Manatee County Pre-Trial Services
  

Indigent Health Care Program

Manatee County contracts with Manatee Memorial Hospital, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, and Blake Medical Center to provide medically necessary services to income eligible uninsured Manatee County residents. Individual eligibility is determined by hospital staff at the time of service, with services provided at the hospital facility.

Manatee County Health Department

The Manatee County Health Department provides the following services to Manatee County residents:

• Environmental Health Services
• Communicable Disease Control Services
• Primary Care Services (in collaboration with Manatee County Rural Health Services)

These programs are funded by an agreement between Manatee County, the Florida Department of Health and the County Health Department.

Medical Examiner

Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto County have created an interlocal agreement to fund the District 12 Medical Examiner. This agreement provides funding for Medical Examiner Services and the Autopsy Facility in Manatee County.

Manatee County Human Services Network

Manatee County collaborates with the United Way of Manatee County to standardize, streamline and automate human services funding application and reporting processes.  Quarterly meetings are held to discuss topics of interest to local non-profit organizations.  Agencies funded by Manatee County are required to attend these meetings.  The meetings are held at:

The next meeting: Thursday April 12, 2012 at 8:30AM (Tentative). 

Topic(s): Donors Across Generations Presentation