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Florida Highway Beautification Council Grants – Oct 1 deadline

The current fiscal year budget for the State of Florida includes $1,017,000 .00 to be awarded to local agencies for Florida Highway Beautification Council grants.

  • Grants may not exceed $101,700.00.
  • The grant application deadline is Thursday, October 1, 2015. Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted.
  • Grants must be submitted to the appropriate FDOT District Office, see map
  • Complete grant application requirements are described in Rule Chapter 14-40, Florida Administrative Code. While the rule chapter is being amended, applicants and applications must adhere to the requirements found in the attached DRAFT Rule Chapter.
  • Applicants are strongly advised to discuss any grant application and proposed beautification project with District staff before September 1, 2015.
  • Per Section 339.2405, Florida Statutes,
    State highway beautification grants may be requested only for projects to beautify through landscaping roads on the State Highway System. The grant request shall identify all costs associated with the project, including sprinkler systems, plant materials, equipment, and labor. A grant shall provide for the costs of purchase and installation of a sprinkler system, the cost of plant materials and fertilizer, and may provide for the costs for labor associated with the installation of the plantings. Each local government that receives a grant shall be responsible for any costs for water, for the maintenance of the sprinkler system, for the maintenance of the landscaped areas in accordance with a maintenance agreement with the department, and, except as otherwise provided in the grant, for any costs for labor associated with the installation of the plantings.

Download application forms etc. here: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/projectmanagementoffice/highwaybeautification/Council/Grants.shtm

Find your District Coordinator and contact info here: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/projectmanagementoffice/beauty/Highway_Main_files/Contacts_Main.shtm

Posted on July 9, 2015 by FANN