The Harford Strides Fund has $220,000 available as a temporary grant for up to two consecutive years to help tourism-related organizations, which are in the infancy stage of program development.
Donor Name: Harford County Office of Economic Development
State: Maryland
County: Harford County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/03/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a Harford County 501(c)3 or 501(c)6 in good standing with Maryland’s State Department of Assessment and Taxation AND a registered organization as a Maryland charitable organization.
- Must articulate successes, lessons learned, and other best practices in its business model, demonstrating how the organization is building toward a model for long-term sustainability as an easily identifiable tourism-related, collaborative program or operation that draws its audience from OUTSIDE the borders of Harford County and encourages overnight hotel stays.
- Must clearly articulate the intent of the applicant’s program or operations is to drive overnight hotel stays in Harford County.
- Must clearly document hardship that puts program or operations in jeopardy “but for County funding” and demonstrates that “but for this County contribution,” the organization would be unable to execute the program or operations as described for this year.
- Must clearly demonstrate the ability to pursue additional funding sources, other than Harford County Government, that support the program or event through sponsorship, another grant donor, fundraising efforts, etc.
- Must demonstrate a niche role in offering tourism-related program or operation.
- Must not have submitted an application for the Partnership Fund.
For more information, visit HCOED.
