Tourism Project Grant Funds Available: apps due April 1
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau is seeking applications for qualified tourism project grants, primarily targeted to off-peak season activities within Clallam County. OPVB awards Tourism Enhancement Grants four times during the year. The next round of grants will be considered in the second quarter of 2019.
Applications are due no later than Monday, April 1. Note: there will be another deadline and application review in September. Download the guidelines, application and recap forms from: olympicpeninsula.org/industry.
Marsha Massey, executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau, said, “These tourism grants are in intended to create and support a year-round tourism base to better contribute to a healthy local economy, support local spending, tax generation and local jobs.”
The 2019 grant funds have not been fully dispersed and are contingent on final approval from the OPVB’s board of directors.
Tourism Enhancement Grants support tourism marketing, collateral production, promotion of area festivals and events, and website development, primarily within Clallam County. Grant guidelines and applications are available at www.olympicpeninsula.org/page/tourism-grants. Call Massey for more information at 360-452-8552 if your organization is interested in applying for a grant.
Funds for this grant program are derived from revenue generated by the hotel/motel tax on lodging facilities in unincorporated Clallam County. Lodging tax revenue is designated for the promotion of tourism to encourage long-term economic growth through tourism-related projects or events that attract overnight guests to the destination.
