Broward County will
conduct workshops to help homeowner groups apply for the Broward Beautiful
Community Grants program. Approximately $200,000 may be available for
grants in 2008. Workshops dates and locations are as follows:
- MON March 24 at
10:00 AM: City of Parkland City Hall at 6600 University Drive, (954)
753-5040
- THU April 3rd at
6:30 PM: Southwest Regional Library at 16835 Sheridan St. Pembroke Pines,
FL 33331 (954) 538-9996
- MON April 7th at
6:30 PM: North Regional Library at 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd. Coconut
Creek, FL 33066 (954) 201-2600
- TUE April 29th
at 6:30 PM: African-American Research Library at 2650 Sistrunk Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 (954) 625-2800
Broward Beautiful
Community Grants is a program of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners’
Broward Beautiful Advisory Board, supporting local efforts to implement
landscape enhancement projects improving the beauty and environment of
our community.
- Grant projects
must be visible to the general public. At least 60% of the project must
consist of Florida Native Plant species and no invasive plants or annual
plants may be used.
- Only homeowner
associations, condominium associations, civic associations, religious
organizations and other not-for-profit organizations may apply. Individual
homeowners, for profit businesses, public schools and city governments
are NOT eligible under this program.
- Grants funds are
paid on a reimbursement basis following project installation by applicant.
- Except in designated
disadvantaged communities, applicants must match grant funds on a 1:1
basis, in cash, donations or in-kind services (e.g. volunteer time)
directly benefiting the project. No match is required for projects in
designated disadvantaged communities.
- Applicants must
provide (or arrange for another entity to provide) for the perpetual
care of the project.
- No plantings proposed
in the grant application may be required by any code or ordinance, or
tree removal permit.
- The minimum grant
amount is $1,500; the maximum grant amount is $7,500.
Community Grant applications
must be submitted by June 6, 2008. Applications are available online at
http://www.broward.org/bio.
Click on “Broward Beautiful” and select “Community Grants.”
Applications also can be requested by emailing browardbeautiful@broward.org.
For more information,
visit http://www.broward.org/bio
and click on “Broward Beautiful,” or contact Sean McSweeney
at (954) 519-0326.
