GREEN MOUNTAIN SCENIC BYWAY - Florida Scenic Highways

SECTION 11 – FUNDING AND PROMOTION• In January of 2003, the CAG partnered with the USA NationalTriathlon Center, South Lake Hospital, Lake County Public Works, theLake County School Board and several others in submitting a RobertWoods Johnson Foundation Active Living by Design Grant.• A Transportation Enhancement application to marked, 5 foot widepaved shoulders.In the future, the CAG intends to continue to be creative in seeking fundingin order to realize its goals. Some potential funding sources are listed below.Many of these grants will require partnerships with local governments andother groups. The list is by no means meant to be definitive and is in noparticular order.• Florida Communities Trust – Florida Forever Program• Transportation Enhancement Funds• Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways andTrails Recreational Trails Program• The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation• Kodak American Greenways Program• The George Gund Foundation• Bikes Belong Coalition• 2004 Green Mountain Scenic Byway Calendar• Division Of Community Planning Technical Assistance Grants• National Scenic Byways ProgramPromotionPrevious efforts of the CAG towards marketing and promotion have focusedon the Scenic Highway Program, the Green Mountain Scenic Highway Project,and how designation as a Florida State Scenic Highway would benefit theByway and the area. The CAG has had information tables at the annualMontverde Day celebrations and the Water Fest sponsored by the LakeCounty Water Authority. Presentations have been given to the Lake CountyBoard of County Commissioners and the Lake Apopka Basin PlanningInitiative Steering Committee. The community meeting held by the CAG wasattended by over 200 people. Fact sheets, meeting fliers and informationalfolders have been produced and distributed by the hundreds. A web site was116