The Federal Highway Administration is now seeking grant proposals for National Scenic Byways Program funding consideration for FY 2010. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users; P.L. 109-59 as extended to February 28, 2010 authorizes five months of funding for FY 2010 at the FY 2009 level for the National Scenic Byways Program, subject to the obligation limitation. Additional funding may be made available pending further extensions or reauthorization.
In selecting projects, the FHWA will consider projects that can demonstrate a value-added livability component. In recognition that livable communities are affected at the projects level, we invite projects that integrate corridor management planning with larger transportation and community planning efforts that will improve mobility within and among byway communities; increase access to jobs, health and social services, tourism and educational opportunities; and projects that improve mobility by providing alternatives to vehicular travel along byways that enhance the visitor experience.
We will continue to be open to more strategic investments in our FY 2010 National Scenic Byways Program grant awards process by further targeting our resources toward projects that provide the greatest benefits. We are particularly focusing on projects with substantial benefits and invite applications of large-scale high-cost projects that provide strategic benefits within the National Scenic Byways Program. For more information on submitting an application to the National Scenic Byways Program for funding consideration, please see http://www.bywaysonline.org/grants.
Link to Official FY 2010 NSBP Grants Solicitation Memo - PDF, HTML
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