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.
- 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.
- Uses of funds include but are not limited to:
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.
