As you are writing your National Scenic Byways Program grant applications, please review the following examples of grant application sections. Examples from each of the eight eligible activity categories are provided, as well as additional examples of how to integrate your information throughout the sections of an application successfully.
Categories of Eligible Activities
- State and Indian Tribe Scenic Byway Programs
- Corridor Management Plan
- Safety Improvements
- Byway Facilities
- Access to Recreation
- Resource Protection
- Interpretive Information
- Marketing
Integration of Information included in the Abstract/Project Description, Narrative/Project Summary, Work Plan and Budget
- Example 1: Good Example of the Integration of Information, Eligibility Category: Resource Protection
- Example 2: Good Example of the Integration of Information, Eligibility Category: Safety Improvements
- Example 3: Less Successful Example of the Integration of Information, Eligibility Category: Byway Facilities
- Example 4: Less Successful Example of the Integration of Information, Eligibility Category: Byway Facilities
Less Successful Examples of Budget/Cost Breakdown
- Example 1: Interpretive Center (Eligibility Category: Byway Facilities)
- Example 2: Providing Training for Byway Providers (Eligibility Category: Byway Programs)
- Example 3: Marketing Project (Eligibility Category: Marketing Program)
- Example 4: Information Kiosk (Eligibility Category: Interpretive Information)
- Example 5: Eligibility Category: Interpretive Information
- Example 6: Interpretive Center (Eligibility Category: Byway Facilities)
- Example 7: Eligibility Category: Marketing Program
Less Successful Examples of Matching Funds
- Example 1: Museum Interpretive Materials (Eligibility Category: Interpretive Information)
- Example 2: Marketing Initiative (Eligibility Category: Marketing)
- Example 3: Interpretive Information (Eligibility Category: Interpretive Information)
- Example 4: Byway Guide (Eligibility Category: Interpretive Information)
- Example 5: Wayfinding (Eligibility Category: Interpretive Information)
