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Front Porch Florida Initiative

Forms, Policies and Procedures, Presentations, and Publications

This section contains forms, policies and procedures, presentations, and publications for the Front Porch Florida Communities. To download a document, right-click on the link and "save as" to your local drive. If you have any questions, please contact us at (850) 487-9556 or by email at frontporch@dca.state.fl.us.

Forms

1. Attendee List Form, Exhibit E (Excel spreadsheet) - Use this form to inform the Office of Urban Opportunity how many individuals will be traveling as representatives for the individual Front Porch Community. Used for Office of Urban Opportunity travel only.
2. Reimbursement Voucher, Exhibit C - Fill out this form for travel expenses. Use for all travel. Reimbursement Voucher for Printing (Word) | Reimbursement Voucher Input Form (Excel)
3. Request For Payment Document - Travel, Exhibit B (Word) - Use this form to request payment for travel. Used only for Community Travel.
4. Travel Request Form, Exhibit A (Word) - Use this form to estimate travel costs and receive appropriate approvals. Use for all travel.
5. Travel Worksheet Exhibit D (Word) - Must be completed with both Community and Office of Urban Opportunitys Travel. Travel Worksheet For Printing | Travel Worksheet Input Form
6. Request for Payment Form (Word)

Policies and Procedures

1. D.C.A. 1203.1 Travel - Reimbursement and Payment of Travel Expenses - Describes D.C.A.'s Policies and Procedures for travel.
2. Office of Urban Opportunity Travel Procedures (Word) - Describes the program's procedures for travel.
3. Reference Guide for State Expenditures - Provides guidance from the Department of Financial Services regarding requirements applicable to various categories of expenditures.
4. Section 112.061, Florida Statutes - Provides the State of Florida's basic policies and procedures for travel.
5. Quick Reference Guide to Travel Pamphlet - Quick glance at important elements to review when completing reimbursement for travel expenses.

Presentations

1. Best Practices for Grant Writing in PPT | Best Practices for Grant Writing in pdf - Explains the "Do's and Don'ts" of responding to a Request for Proposals
2. Performance Measurement In Economic Development: A Strategic Approach in PPT | A Strategic Approach in pdf - Explains why performance measurements are important in program development and provides a case study on "Edegewood Neighborhood Safety Program Metrics," showing how performance measures helped improve neighborhood safety.

Publications

1. Perception Survey Results and Analysis, February 2007 (pdf)
2. Front Porch in Review - Keeping the Promise, 1999 - 2006 (pdf)
3. Comprehensive Planning in Florida: A Guidebook for Front Porch Florida Communities (pdf)