FSU, FAMU, TCC receive millions in record $101.5 billion state budget
The $101.5 billion budget signed last week by Gov. DeSantis includes major victories for Florida State, Florida A&M and Tallahassee Community College. One of the big winners was the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, which received $14,649,185.
Here are other items included in the 2021-2022 state budget:
Florida State University:
Lottery fund; $71,303,155
College of Medicine: $51,190,268
FSU College of Business Building (Legacy Hall): $30,500,000 (PECO funding)
Interdisciplinary Research Commercialization Building: $23,492,086 (PECO funding)
Nationally Ranked Operational Enhancement: $15 million
Institute for Child Welfare: $10 million
FSU College of Medicine (Autism Program): $1.2 million
Institute of Politics: $1 million
College of Medicine, Lottery funds; $824,574
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TALLAHASSEE – After vetoing $1.5 billion, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Wednesday a $101.5 billion state budget that spends heavily on public works projects, the environment and $1,000 bonuses for many Floridians on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The spending plan for the year starting July 1 is by far the largest in state history – 10% bigger than the current budget. And it’s propped up with billions of dollars in federal aid, much of it opposed by Republicans in Congress but a windfall for Florida’s Republican governor.
“The budget really reflects a state government that is meeting the core concerns of Floridians,” DeSantis said before signing the measure during a stop at a New Smryna Beach restaurant.