The City of Mount Vernon is accepting applications for its 2025 Lodging Tax/Tourism Grants.
Donor Name: City of Mount Vernon
State: Washington
City: Mount Vernon
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/03/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding for this program comes from the Mount Vernon Tourism Promotion Fund which receives hotel/motel taxes from lodging establishments inside the city limits. The City collects a four percent tax on charges for overnight lodging. Two percent is considered a basic hotel/motel tax and two percent is a credit against the sales tax that lodging establishments collect.
Lodging Tax Uses
Lodging taxes can be used for Marketing and Operations including:
- tourism marketing;
- marketing and operations of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists;
- operations of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by nonprofit organizations and operations and capital expenditures of tourism related facilities owned by the City of Mount Vernon
Eligibility Criteria
The funding program is open to non-profit organizations with the demonstrated ability to achieve tourism goals as outlined below.
- Increase hotel occupancy in Mount Vernon by creating overnight stays
- Increase overnight stays during the off season
- Provide visitor attractions and/or promote the area’s existing attractions
- Attract more businesses to Mount Vernon and thereby generate additional business for hotels and motels
For more information, visit City of Mount Vernon.
