The City of Salem is accepting applications to provide marketing and promotion support for Salem historic and cultural facilities, tourist attractions and special events.
Donor Name: City of Salem
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grants are awarded annually to provide marketing and promotion support for Salem historic and cultural facilities, tourist attractions and special events.
Types of Grants
- Capital asset or improvement project grants
- Facility operation grants
- Event and project grants.
Funds may only be used for:
- Enhancement and beautification of vehicular and pedestrian entrance-ways to the City
- Urban beautification generally
- Improvements to, or operation of, major tourist attractions or cultural facilities
- Activities performed directly by the City or through contracts that promote use of Salem for conventions, conferences, seminars, or general tourism
- Applicants and grant recipients must meet certain reporting requirements and deadlines. This may include reports of how grant funds from a previous fiscal year were used.
- More information about the transient occupancy tax and use of its revenue can be found in Chapter 9, Section 56 of the City Charter.
Funding Information
Grant awards for events range from small (up to $2,000) to large (up to $10,000) for large events hosted by non-profit 501(c) organizations.
Eligibility Criteria
Most of TOT grant funding is for non-profit organizations recognized by the State of Oregon and the Internal Revenue Service. If this is something your organization is interested in pursuing, click the link here or the button link on this page to the State of Oregon’s Non-Profit Services and learn how to become a non-profit.
- To be eligible for most grants, your organization must be a non-profit corporation with tax-exempt status under section 501(c) (3), 501(c) (4), or 501(c) (6) of the Internal Revenue Code. You must provide a copy of your organization’s current 501(c) (3), 501(c) (4), or 501(c) (6) IRS determination letter when you submit your application.
- Your organization may be eligible to apply for funding, even if not currently listed with the IRS as a 501(c) non-profit. To be eligible in this case, your organization must have an interest in promoting cultural and community events in Salem and apply for a small grant ($2,000 or less).
For more information, Visit City of Salem.
