Your Eagle Project Plan

The Project Plan section of the workbook is a very useful tool for creating a detailed plan for your project. You should provide as much detail as you need to execute the plan and to satisfy the beneficiary that the project will meet their need.

While as of 1/1/2026 the project plan is not subject to approval by anyone in Scouting America, the beneficiary should review it and may ask for changes in it, and members of your Eagle Scout board of review may ask to review it as evidence that your project included planning and development.

Refine your lists of materials, supplies, services, tools, and miscellaneous things needed for your project, and decide when you will need to acquire them.

Use the Service Project Planning Checklist to to assess and address possible safety concerns for your project.

Make a schedule for when work will be done. It’s best to do the fundraising first, so you don’t need to “loan” money to your project and pay yourself back after fundraising is done. If you will be working outside, have a backup plan for bad weather.

Recruit helpers, including any Subject Matter Experts who will consult or assist on the project. (You are required to provide leadership to at least two other people, with abilities suitable for the work to be done.)