Gateway Grants

About the Fund | Who Can Participate | How to Get Started | What to Submit | Proposal Package Contents | Other Downloads | Contact Us

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Updates

The Department will be accepting new applications for the 2008-09 fiscal year. Workshop sessions will be held in conjunction with the State Aid Program workshop schedule through August 2008.

Deadline for application submittal is November 30, 2008.

Overview

The GATEway Grant program provides a method to mitigate for vegetation removal in front of outdoor advertising signs. The funds may be used for landscape purposes along public roads in Georgia.

GATEway is an acronym for Georgia Transportation Enhancement program for community Roadside Enhancement and Beautification. It is a way to create landscape improvements that enhance your community along the rights of way.

About the Fund

Funds for the grants come from Contributory Value Fees paid to the Department for Vegetation Management at Outdoor Advertising Signs permits. To learn more, you can read the current law and rules related to the permits.

• The Law - O.C.G.A. 32-6-75.1,2,3
• Georgia DOT Rules
• Vegetation Management at Outdoor Advertising Signs Policy

Who Can Participate

Any organization, local government, or state agency may apply an individual grant up to a maximum of $50,000.00 for landscaping that involves the local community, displays the right of way in an attractive fashion, and promotes pride in Georgia by enhancement of the right of way.

How to Get Started

• Download the Department’s Grant Guidelines and Application Form

Submitting a Grant Application

• Download Instruction with Project Rating Criteria
• Read Landscaping on the DOT Right-of-Way (TOPPS 6755-9)

Please submit the completed forms to your Georgia DOT District Office. Also, submit a proposal package in electronic form with 5 hard-copies (8 ½” x 11”)

Proposal Package Contents (See Instruction for more details)

• Grant Application with Local Government Resolution
• A Conceptual Landscape Plan according to the Department’s Guidelines
• Memorandum of Understanding
• Cost Projections for the landscape installation/construction
• A Long-Term Maintenance Plan of Action with Cost Projections
• Funding Sources for the Applicant’s Contribution to the Project
• Representative Photos of Existing Conditions
• Existing Plant Inventory and Any Proposed Demolition

Other Downloads

Once awarded a grant, you can make use of these additional documents:

• The Mowing and Maintenance Agreement
• Indemnity Agreement
• Memorandum of Agreement
• Invoice Cover Letter
• Encroachment Permit Information

Contacts

Click here to view the contact information for the regional Georgia DOT office that represents your area.

You may also contact the Landscape Architecture section by E-mail, by telephone at (404) 631-1397, or by writing to:

GATEway Grants
Landscape Architecture Section of Maintenance
Office of Maintenance
One Georgia Center
10th Floor
600 W Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308