The City of Spokane Valley is seeking project proposals that promote and encourage tourism in Spokane Valley.
Donor Name: City of Spokane Valley
State: Washington
City: Spokane Valley
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/14/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The source of funds is a 2.0 percent tax (RCW 67.28.180) and a 1.3 percent tax (RCW 67.28.181) on all charges for furnishing lodging at hotels, motels, and similar establishments for a continuous period of less than one month. Funds from the 1.3 percent tax may only be allocated for capital purposes for tourism-related facilities and are only available to municipalities and public facilities districts. State law allows the use of lodging tax revenues for the following:
- Tourism marketing
- The marketing and operations of special events and festivals
- The operation and capital expenditures of tourism related facilities owned or operated by a municipality or public facility district
- The operation (but not capital expenditures) of tourism related facilities owned or operated by non-profit organizations
The expected outcome of such activity is to increase economic activity in the City of Spokane Valley during 2025 through a variety of activities, such as overnight lodging of tourists (“heads in beds”), restaurant sales, and retail activity.
The Spokane Valley Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) was established by the Spokane Valley City Council in accordance with state law to advise and recommend to the Council how excise taxes on lodging collected in Spokane Valley should be allocated to best increase tourism in the City.
Funding Information
- The City Council prefers to consider proposals to fund projects in two categories based upon priority rankings. The categories are as follows:
- Capital expenditures (must be a tourism-related facility-owned or operated by a municipality). The available funding for 2025 is anticipated to be up to $2,554,000.
- Tourism marketing and operations for special events and festivals and/or the operations and marketing (not capital expenditures) of tourism-related facilities owned and operated by non-profit organizations or municipalities. The available funding for 2025 is anticipated to be up to $339,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Funding is open to both for-profit and non-profit organizations, and municipal agencies.
For more information, visit City of Spokane Valley.
