The Iowa City Tourism Grant (ICTG) Program promotes tourism in Iowa City by funding tourism-related marketing initiatives, events and meetings that benefit the local economy.
Donor Name: Think Iowa City
State: Iowa
City: Iowa City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Grant Size: $30,000
Details:
Funding Information
- Minimum grant request: No minimum.
- Maximum grant request: $30,000 for new events or initiatives. $5,000 for existing events or initiatives.
- All funds requested must be whole numbers and be in increments of $100. (i.e., $2,500; $2,600; $20,900; etc.)
Eligible Expenses
All project expenses (grant request plus cash match) must directly relate to the implementation of a tourism-related marketing initiative, event or meeting. Examples of eligible expenses include:
- Costs associated with executing marketing tactics and strategies, including planning, design and production of advertising, print materials, digital tools, and media purchasing.
- Payments for venue rental and equipment rental, and equipment purchases for tourism-related events.
- Payments or bid fees, performance fees, and vendor fees.
- Equipment that contributes to the event experience such as signage, sandwich boards, tents, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants may include nonprofits or for-profit entities.
- Applicants may submit multiple applications during the life of this program though the same project cannot receive funding multiple times.
- Applicant need not reside in the City of Iowa City, but the event/programming must take place in the City of Iowa City to be eligible.
Application Requirements
Each application must contain the following:
- Applicant name, address, email, phone number, contact person and federal identification number
- Description of how the application supports tourism in Iowa City
- Selection of the primary focus of the project: New Event Marketing/Promotion, Existing Event Marketing/Promotion, New Event Infrastructure, Existing Event Infrastructure, Both Marketing and Infrastructure, or Non-Event Based Project
- Documentation that the grant request is consistent with the cost of implementing the project, which includes vendor quotes, bids fees, performer fees, advertising rate sheets and invoices (must total at least the grant amount request plus the cash match).
- Written documentation establishing the amount and source of the required 50 percent cash match
- Completed Minority Impact Statement Form and W9
For more information, visit Think Iowa City.