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BROWARD BEAUTIFUL
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INTRODUCTION
Broward Beautiful is a service of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners providing funding to not-for-profit organizations, and homeowners associations for community landscape, environmental and litter clean-up projects and recognizing the outstanding landscape efforts of businesses and communities. Broward Beautiful is a certified affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the nations largest community improvement non-profit, dedicated since 1953 to engaging individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their local community environments.
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BROWARD BEAUTIFUL’S MISSION
Broward Beautiful is dedicated to maintaining, protecting and enhancing Broward County's beauty, ecology, and environmental quality through partnerships with business, government, civic groups, neighborhood associations and other not-for-profit organizations.
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THE BROWARD BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE
The Broward Beautiful Committee is an advisory board to the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. Each of the nine (9) County Commissioners may appoint two (2) members to the Broward Beautiful Committee. The Broward Beautiful committee is tasked to identify, and recommend the funding of, environmentally friendly, community-driven landscape, litter control, educational and ecological projects, events and programs. Click here to see the current appointees to the Broward Beautiful committee. Click here to see the schedule of meetings for Broward Beautiful.
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 COMMUNITY GRANTS
The 2008 Community Grant cycle has concluded. If you would like to be notified when future grant cycles open please contact our office at 954-519-0326 or email BrowardBeautiful@broward.org .
The Community Grants program provides funding for landscape projects improving the beauty and environmental health of public spaces. Projects must be on public property or common areas visible to the general public. Gated communities may apply for funding for projects outside their gates. Grant dollars can only fund plants, sod and mulch. At least 60 % of the plants used must be Florida native species. Neither annuals nor exotic invasive plants may be used. Additionally, grant funds can not be used to pay for plant material meeting minimum landscape codes or required to comply with the replacement provisions of tree removal permits. Only not-for-profit organizations may apply including: homeowner associations, civic associations, condominium associations, religious organizations, and other not-for-profits. Cities, public schools, Individuals and “for-profit” businesses are NOT eligible under the program. Community Grant applicants are required to match grant funds on a 1 to 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 (i.e. Low Income Census Tracts)
COMMUNITY GRANTS WORKSHOPS: To assist applicants, Broward Beautiful will offer Pre-Application Informational Workshops. No workshops are currently scheduled. Workshops will be scheduled when a new grant cycle begins. Attendance is not mandatory; however applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of the scheduled workshops.
DOWNLOADS AND REFERENCE INFORMATION
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2008 Community Grant Application (PDF 430 KB) Please note: Applicants will be required to complete the current years application when it is released, however previous years applications are a good general guide to grant requirements)
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Reference Material
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 State Thoroughfare Beautification Grants
The 2008 State Thoroughfare Beautification Grant Applications are due October 10, 2008. A Pre-Application Informational Meeting will be held on August 21, 2008 at 10:00am in the Pond Apple Room of the Broward County Natural Resource Planning and Management Division at 1 N. University Drive, Plantation, FL 33324.
This program provides matching grants, up-to $300,000, to municipalities and public agencies only, for landscape projects on State owned right of ways only. Funding for this grant program is made available through the Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Improvement Plan. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is the final granting authority for this program. Broward Beautiful has been designated to solicit, review, and recommend projects for grant funding to FDOT.
Click here to download the 2008 application package.
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 Special Project Grants
Provides funding for beautification, litter control, educational, and ecological projects, events and programs that do not fall within the scope of our other existing programs. Recent Special Projects include “Greening Gateways” that targets landscape improvements at the inter-state gateways to Broward County starting with the recently completed project at the I-95 Sunrise Blvd Interchange. Click here to download a Special Project Grant application.
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 LANDSCAPE AWARDS
The Broward Beautiful Landscape Awards recognize excellence in landscape design and maintenance for new and existing landscape installations. Landscapes are judged by Master Gardeners based on first impression, function, design, maintenance, and environmental best practices. Award winners are honored each year at the Broward Beautiful Annual Recognition Luncheon in the Spring.
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 ADOPT-A-STREET PROGRAM
Broward Beautiful, in partnership with Broward Waste and Recycling Services, provides supplies and materials to volunteer organizations to adopt stretches of road within Broward’s municipalities and conduct clean-ups throughout the year. This program is partially funded by the Florida Department of Transportation.
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RELATED LINKS
• FDOT ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY
• ADOPT-A-STREET
• EMERALD AWARD PROGRAM
• KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL
• NATURESCAPE BROWARD
• WATER MATTERS
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Mailing Address
Broward Beautiful
Biological Resources Division
Broward County Environmental Protection Department
115 S. Andrews Ave. A-240
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone
(954) 519-0326
Facsimile Number
(954) 519-1412
Email
Physical Address:
Broward Beautiful
Biological Resources Division
Broward County Environmental Protection Department
1 North University Drive, Suite 301
Plantation, FL 33324
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DONATIONS
The Broward Beautiful Trust Fund may accept gifts, grants and awards of money made to Broward County for beautification projects in Broward County. The title to all property accepted hereunder shall repose and be vested in Broward County, in trust, however, for the use and benefit of Broward County, its successors and assigns, only for purposes of the beautification program. No real property or any appurtenances or fixtures thereto shall be accepted unless authorized by the Board of County Commissioners. If you would like to support the work of Broward Beautiful through a financial gift please contact our office.
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