The recipient entity's physical address:
           1901 Mirabeau Avenue, New Orleans LA 70122

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           1901 Mirabeau Avenue, New Orleans LA 70122

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:  3654

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $1,900,000

What type of request is this?  Capital Outlay Appropriation

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:
           Jackson Smith: 2628 Cadiz St., New Orleans LA 70115 (Exec. Director)
Rachel Schwenk: 436 S. Murat St. New Orleans LA 70119 (Clinical Dir.)
Allison Tebbe: 1607 Joliet St. New Orleans LA 70118 (Program Manager)
Peyton Bush: 1122 Fern St. New Orleans LA 70118 (Board President)
Cody Scott: 77467 Schiro Rd., Covington LA 70435 (Treasurer)
Lakisha Davis-Flagg: 55 Bretton Way, Mandeville LA 70471 (Vice President)
Daniel Shanks: 1441 Joseph St., New Orleans LA 70115 (Secretary)
Ann Theriot: 4933 Coliseum St. New Orleans LA 70115 (Board member)
Tira Jones: 95 English Turn Drive New Orleans LA 70131 (Board member)
Melvin Jones: 95 English Turn Drive New Orleans LA 70131 (Board member)
Chandra Tettleton: 601 Elmwood Park Blvd., A 2301, Elmwood LA 70123 (Board member)
Jeannette Haynie-Gaudrie: 902 Allison St., Alexandria VA 22302 (Board member)
Josh Thiel: 1535 Summit Drive, West Lafayette IN 47906 (Board member)
Ben Simon: 2 Leeward Ct. New Orleans LA 70131 (Board Member)

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           The project will result in the construction of a 14,000 square foot Veteran Wellness Center on the grounds of Bastion Community of Resilience, an intentional living community for disabled veterans and their families located in Gentilly. The Center will house three tenant spaces for doctors' offices, increased program and treatment spaces for Bastion's occupational therapists and social workers, and common spaces for community events.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $362,500
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $5,698,911
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $347,048

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?
          Not Applicable

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          Bastion Community of Resilience supports returning veterans and their families through their transition from military service and beyond by providing a healing environment and supportive programs within an intentionally-designed and operated residential community.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          Our goal is to foster a living environment in which veterans' core need for social connectedness and community is met through their relationships with their neighbors, and then implement supportive programs to meet each veteran's unique needs and circumstances within that intentional environment. Our objectives to accomplish this are as follows:
1. To operate a Residential Program that eliminates food insecurity across our community and provides each resident with ready access to therapeutic support, group activities, case management, and resource navigation to meet their individual needs.
2. To operate the Headway Brain Injury Program to provide treatment to 22 TBI-affected post-9/11 veterans, with a goal of increasing that population by at least 100% following the construction of the Wellness Center.
3. To expand our scope of care by establishing a network of veterans across New Orleans who are connected with our services and one another in order to bring Bastion's community model to the entire veteran population of New Orleans.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           2 years

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:
                 N/A

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

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

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:
                N/A

          What is the nature of the relationship?  N/A

(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:  Jackson Smith 
                                       address:  1901 Mirabeau Ave.
New Orleans LA 70122
                                       phone:  240-462-5055
                                       fax:  N/A
                                       e-mail:  Jackson@joinbastion.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Executive Director