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Description of Modification
Added "Public and State controlled institutions of higher education" to the list of eligible applicants.
Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
FHWA-2008-BYWAYS
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Feb 16, 2008
Creation Date:
Mar 17, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications:
May 09, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications:
May 09, 2008
Archive Date:
Jun 08, 2008
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$40,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
20.205
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Highway Planning and Construction
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Federal agencies, local units of government, and nonprofit organizations may apply to this program, but they must coordinate their applications with their State Departments of Transportation (DOT). The formal applications to FHWA are submitted by the State DOTs, and the projects are generally managed by the cognizant State DOT. Indian tribe governments have the option of submitting byway grant applications through the State or directly to the FHWA Division office in their State.
Agency Name
DOT Federal Highway Administration
Description
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued the FY 2008 solicitation for proposals under the National Scenic Byways Program. Under this program, the Secretary of Transportation may make grants to States or Indian tribes to implement projects on roads designated as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, State scenic byways, or Indian tribe scenic byways. The Secretary may also make grants to States or Indian tribes to plan, design and develop a scenic byways program. Eligible projects must be from one of the following eight eligible activities: State or Indian tribe Scenic Byway Programs, Corridor Management Plans, Safety Improvements, Byways Facilities, Access to Recreation, Resource Protection, Interpretive Information, or Marketing. FHWA has decided to be more strategic in its FY 2008 National Scenic Byways Program grant awards process by targeting its resources toward projects that provide the greatest benefits. FHWA is particularly focusing on projects with demonstrated benefits for the byway traveler and invites the application of large-scale, high-cost projects that provide strategic benefits to the byway. The Federal share of the byway project grant is 80 percent. The National Scenic Byways Program FY 2008 Grants Information is available at: http://www.bywaysonline.org/grants. Please contact your Scenic Byway coordinator to discuss your project before preparing an application. Their contact information can be found at: http://www.bywaysonline.org/contacts/. Please visit the program website at http://www.bywaysonline.org.
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement
electronically, please contact:
Cindi Ptak
Program Manager
202-366-1586
Cindi Ptak
Synopsis Modification History
The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis
with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is
arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the
current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown
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