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Fiscal Year 2012 National Scenic Byways Program Grant Applications 
Gary Jensen 
Team Leader 
National Scenic Byways Program 
Federal Highway Administration 

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Federal Highway Administration

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(title) Agenda 

•Submission Deadlines 

•Administrative Criteria and Policy Considerations 

•Titles and Abstracts 

•Commonly Made Mistakes 


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(title) Submission Deadline 

•APPLICATIONS DUE TO FHWA DIVISION OFFICES ON JANUARY 6, 2012 

•Consult with State or Indian tribe coordinator for local deadlines  


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(title) Administrative Criteria

•Livability 

•Greatest Strategic Benefits 

•State, Indian Tribe and Byway Priorities 

•Project Benefits 

•Projects Meeting Critical Needs 

•Funding Expenditures 

•Ready to Implement 

•Leveraging Private or Other Public Funding 

•Priority Considerations: 

    •Job Creation and Economic Competitiveness 

    •Geographic Distribution of Funding  


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(Title) Job Creation and Economic Competitiveness 

•Job creation and economic stimulus remain a top priority of this Administration; therefore, DOT will give priority to projects that are expected to quickly create and preserve jobs and stimulate rapid increases in economic activity 

•Applicants are encouraged to explain how their project will contribute to increased employment and enhance economic competitiveness 

•Discuss expected job creation and economic benefits in application narrative 


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(Title) Greatest Strategic Benefit - Refined

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(to right of drawing) Funding will be targeted toward projects that provide the greatest strategic benefits. We are particularly focusing on projects with demonstrated benefits for the byway traveler and invite the application of large-scale, high-cost planning, safety, and infrastructure improvements to roadway facilities. 

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•Planning, safety, and infrastructure projects along the roadway are favored.   

    –Corridor Management Planning, Safety Projects, Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities, Turnouts and Waysides, Signage 


•Projects such as marketing and historic building restoration will typically not meet this criterion.  


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(title) Project Titles 

•People do judge a book by it’s cover 

    –Elected Officials 

    –Media 

    –Public  

    –Critics 

    –Decision-makers 


•“Corridor Management Plan” 

•“Adventure Awaits”   


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(title) Project Abstracts 

•Keep it short 

•Keep it simple 

•Don’t assume 

•Give the facts 

•Don’t forget the project  


•Examples of good and less successful projects titles and abstracts can be found at www.bywaysonline.org
 

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(title) Commonly Made Mistakes 

•We can’t fund certain items, and you can’t claim them as match: 

    –Fundraising 

    –Lobbying 

    –Souvenirs 

    –Contingency Reserves 

    –Events 

    –Ongoing Administrative or Maintenance Costs 

    –Web Hosting 


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(title) Red Flag Words 

–Ongoing 

–Operations 

–Administrative 

–Maintenance 

–Salary/Position/Staff 

–Seed Grants 

–Web Hosting 

–Events 

–Fundraising  


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(title) Commonly Made Mistakes 

•Insufficient information 

•Not specific 

•Not related to the byway  


•In-kind match  

    –Must be reasonably valued 

    –Must be part of the project 

    –Costs must be included in the project budget 

    –Don’t bundle  


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(title) Useful Information 

•http://www.bywaysonline.org/grants/  

    –FY 2012 Grant Information 

    –Examples 

    –Commonly made mistakes 

    –And more!  


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(title) Peer Discussion 

Questions?