The City of Vancouver is accepting applications for its Lodging Tax grant program.
Donor Name: City of Vancouver
State: Washington
City: Vancouver
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/18/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Primary Goal of the Grant Program is to invest in facilities, events and activities that increase overnight and day-visitors to the City of Vancouver and result in increased tourism-related revenues.
Funding Information
- Grants must be for a minimum of $5,000.
- Grants funds can be used for operational expenses, including marketing and promotion, with the exception of salaries and/or benefits for event organizers or other key staff, insurance and travel. Funds may be used for security staff, traffic control, etc.
Program Requirements
- The grants are available to non-profit organizations or government agencies with projects, events or activities that increase visits to the city or help increase tourism-related revenues.
- Organizations eligible to receive the funds are municipalities, DMO’s or non-profit organizations (which includes main street organizations, lodging associations and chambers of commerce).
- All applicants, including municipalities, must follow the same application process.
Authorized uses of Lodging Taxes are
- Tourism marketing including operation of a destination marketing organization (DMO).
- Marketing and operation of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists.
- Operations and capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by a municipality or by a public facilities district.
- Operations of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by non-profit organizations.
For more information, visit City of Vancouver.