The recipient entity's physical address:
           8356 Billiu St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70817

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           P.O. Box 77576
Baton Rouge, LA 70879

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  5727

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $6,546,500

What type of request is this?  Both

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Executive/Board Member Title Company , Home Address
Paula Dawson President Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge 8356 Billiu St Baton Rouge 70817
Anita Coyle 15304 Lockett Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Brett Blanchard* 19314 Point O Woods Ct., Baton Rouge, La 70809
Cody Saucier 6618 Red Rose Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70817
Derek Foret 2034 Woodchase Ct., Baton Rouge, La 70808
Derek Matherne 427 Rosella Drive, Thibodaux, La 70301
Gaston Carby 1263 Dahlia Street, Baton Rouge, La 70808
Greta Gordon 35349 Oak Landing Ave., Geismar, La 70734
Jan Rivers 41013 Rue Chene, Ponchatoula, La 70454
Jeanne Herry 11913 Oakwilde Ave., Baton Rouge, La 70810
Jerry Denicola* 6150 Morgan Bend Drive., Baton Rouge, La 70820
Jill Dyason 22768 Hoo Shoo Too Road, Baton Rouge, La 70817
Jimmy Sylvester 10647 Manchac Pass Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70817
Kathryn Pittman 14818 Kingsland Way, Baton Rouge, LA 78010
Kelvin Luster 315 Rushmore Drive, Baton Rouge, La 70819
Kelsey Amato 345 Magnolia Wood Ave., Baton Rouge, La 70808
Layne McDaniel* 3031 Lockefield Drive, Baton Rouge, La 70816
Marguerite Baudean 200 St. Anne Drive, Apt #711, Mandeville, La 70471
Dr. Pamela Ravare-Jones 15725 Long Farm Road, Baton Rouge, La 70817
Patrick Olinde 1647 Great Oak Drive, Baton Rouge, La 70810
Philip Plaisance 15281 Ryan Ave., Prairieville, La 70769
Renee Graff 6149 Morgan Bend Drive, Baton Rouge, La 70820
Travis Drago 18139 Kenner Drive, Prairieville, La 70769
Scott McCallister 18162 Fountain Hill Blvd. Prairieville, La 70769
Steven Brooksher, Jr. 1450 Knollwood Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Terri Thompson Edwards 4322 Monte Vista Drive, Addis, La 70710
Tine' Neames 941 Carriage Way, Baton Rouge, La 70808
Wendi Berthelot* 10505 Manchac Pass Ave., Baton Rouge, La 70817

*Denotes Executive Committee

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           This planned JA Discovery Center is slated to open in 2025, will be located in EBR and house a 25,000 sq foot immersive learning facility where middle and high school students will practice work readiness, business and personal finance experiences. They will apply economic
education concepts, learning how to participate in the free enterprise system as they connect with their future selves. This model "city" will include a Career Skill Building Center and twenty business model retail locations as part of two capstone JA programs -JA BizTown and JA Finance Park. After receiving JA's economic curriculum in the classrooms, students come to the JA Discovery Center where they become "adults for a day". In their immersive experience, they will run a city, vote for elected officials, act as business owners, employers and employees. They will spend the day working in their "businesses" to reach business goals and will practice household budgeting as they learn to manage their "family" budget. JA uses curriculum and innovation to help
teens experience the world of work, business, and personal finance in a “learn-by-doing” experience.

This facility will serve thousands of middle and high school students each year throughout ten (10) Greater Baton Rouge parishes and will be located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $6,546,500

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          Junior Achievement's mission is to help young people create the skillset and mindset for economic success. We achieve this mission through innovative, curriculum based mentoring and immersive "learning-by-doing" experiences.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          JA seeks to promote economic empowerment through education to support economic mobility for young people through business, work-preparedness, and personal finance education.

Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge partners with Kindgerten-12th grade educators to bring real world economic education and mentoring into the classroom. With this planned project, JA seeks to offer the community a facility for helping teens practice employability, personal finance and business skills. The coming JA Discovery Center will house immersive educational experiences where students can become their future selves as part of the workforce and managing their household finances. Through curriculum, mentor connections, and experiential learning, Junior Achievement will empower thousands of teens each year from ten Greater Baton Rouge parishes to become financially savvy, ready for the workforce, and business minded.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           24 months

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 n/a
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 na/

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 0

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                 

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               n/a

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               n/a

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
               

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 n/a

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               n/a


Contact Information
name:  Paula Dawson 
                                       address:  8356 Billiu St
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
                                       phone:  2254850073
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  pdawson@jabatonrouge.com
                                       relationship to entity:  President