The City of Mukilteo is inviting local non-profits and government agencies to apply for 2023 Lodging Tax Grant.
Donor Name: City of Mukilteo
State: Washington
City: Mukilteo
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2022
Size of the Grant: $245,000
Details:
The City of Mukilteo is soliciting project proposals that support and encourage tourism, cultural activities and tourism facilities in Mukilteo, Washington. The funding source for projects awarded grant funds is the City’s share of taxes collected on overnight stays (hotel/motel/lodging) within the City of Mukilteo.
State law limits the use of lodging tax funds. All applications must be for one of the following uses:
- Tourism marketing
- Marketing and operations of special events and festivals
- Operations of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by non-profit organizations
- Operations and capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities owned by municipalities or public facilities districts only
Funds for these grants flow to the City from a 2% hotel/motel tax assessed on hotels/motels within the City. RCW 67.28.1816 restricts use of the tax to fund tourism promotion, and acquisitions, operations and/or maintenance of tourism facilities within the City.
Funding Information
- For grant funding year 2022, the Mukilteo City Council approved $245,000 in grants funded by lodging taxes.
Grant Applications
They now only accept an online application that is available on the City’s website. No paper forms will be accepted, and you must submit a separate application for each project/grant request.
All Applications must include:
- Estimates of how funding the activity will result in increases to people staying overnight, traveling 50 miles or more, or coming from another state or country.
- How your project will
- generate economic benefit through overnight lodging, sale of meals and goods, and/or construction of tourism-related facilities
- increase recognition of Mukilteo throughout the region as a destination for tourism
- increase opportunities for tourism by developing new visitor activities
If you request it from them, local hoteliers will work with your organization to track information for your event or project. If you need assistance, be sure to contact them prior to submission, as priority will be given to those projects which encourage and track overnight stays.
For more information, visit City of Mukilteo.