City of Leavenworth announces Leavenworth Fund 2022 (Washington)

The City of Leavenworth announces a second opportunity to apply for Lodging Tax Grant Funding through “The Leavenworth Fund”, which is a single fund set aside for community grants from the City’s annual lodging Tax dollars.

Donor Name: City of Leavenworth

State: Washington

City: Leavenworth

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/31/2022

Size of the Grant: $10,000

Details:

This new grant application process is the City’s official mechanism for accepting all grant solicitations from qualified organizations. This replaces all prior grant funding application processes, such as the “Festival & Events,” “Tourism Hospitality & Special Programs,” and “Partnership Funding Agreements.”

The City originally solicited applications for The Leavenworth Fund grant funding opportunity in June of this year; those applicants were awarded funding by the City Council at the November 9, 2021 City Council meeting. There is a remaining balance of $58,000 in appropriated funds that is still available for local nonprofit organizations to apply for.

Categories

The following categories are available for this second round of grant funding:

  • Heads in Beds: Purpose of funding: to promote activities or events that generate overnight stays in local hotels/accommodations.
    • Uses of funds include but are not limited to:
  • Operational Support: Purpose of funding: to support nonprofit organizations with a mission focused on the Leavenworth community and that attract tourism, sportsmanship, cultural exchanges, and/or promotion of the city.
    • Uses of funds include but are not limited to:
      • Operations
      • Maintenance
      • Capital Investments
      • Staffing
      • Insurance, etc.

Funding Details

  • $58,000 in Lodging Tax Funds is available
  • Minimum requested grant amount: $4,000
  • Maximum requested grant amount: $10,000

Application Details

  • To apply, your organization must have 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) status.
  • Application must include the following:
    • Work Plan
    • Organizational budget document
    • 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) letter or a letter from a fiscal agent
    • Insurance Certification
    • List of your Board of Directors
  • An application submitted does not guarantee funding.
  • Funding may be granted at a different dollar amount than requested in the application.
  • Requests that do not exceed 50% of total funding will be prioritized.
  • Organizations may submit more than one application for each category – separate applications must be submitted.

For more information, visit 2022 Levenworth Fund.