FDOT announces Beautification Grants for Fiscal Year 2017-2018

Wildflower area along Florida Turnpike in Broward County. Photo courtesy of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, Florida Department of Transportation.

For municipalities who want to see more sustainable roadside landscapes with native plants …

Beautification Grants for Fiscal Year 2017-2018

PROPOSE NATIVE PLANTINGS

For the Fiscal Year 2017-2018, the Department has $820,679 in available funding. The grant application deadline will be October 2, 2017 5 pm EST. Applicants may submit an unlimited number of grant applications, for any number of project sites. Each grant will be limited to a maximum of 10% of the total Department’s beautification grants budget ($82,067.90).m

Please note application requirements have changed from the previous years requirements. Refer to Form 650-050-10, Part 1, for a complete list of grant requirements. Also note that grants will be submitted online this year. Please contact your District Grant Coordinator at least a week prior to the grant submission deadline to gain access to the online website which accepts grant applications.

The updated forms (650-050-10A, 650-050-10B and 650-050-10C) can be found on the FDOT Forms & Procedures website, by searching under the ‘Forms’ section for form #650-050-10.

Please review form 650-050-10C, which will be the signed agreement if the grant is awarded. Applicants do not need to submit form 650-050-10C when applying for a grant.

Applications for Beautification Grants (Starting fiscal year 2017-2018) must adhere to the requirements of Rule Chapter 14-40, Florida Administrative Code, Including the pending revisions.