Empire State Development (ESD) has announced the applications for the New York State EDA Tourism Partner Sub-Awards Grant Program, designed to support the post-pandemic recovery of the state’s travel, tourism and outdoor recreation sectors.
Donor Name: Empire State Development (ESD)
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/23/2022
Size of the Grant: more than $250,000
Details:
As funded under the federal American Rescue Plan Act Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation grant administered by the Economic Development Administration (EDA), the New York State EDA Tourism Partner Sub-Awards Grant Program (NYS EDA Sub-Awards) is being established to support New York State’s tourism industry as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of up to $14.25 million of NYS EDA Sub-Awards will be competitively granted to marketing projects that aim to attract visitors to New York State by promoting tourism programs based on the New York State Division of Tourism’s EDA areas of focus: outdoor recreation, international tourism, and travel trade including Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE), amateur sports and group travel. Funding is available for eligible projects that will create an economic impact by increasing tourism in their region and/or throughout New York State through the segments in the areas of focus.
The NYS EDA Sub-Awards are awarded under a formal grant process whereby the NYS Division of Tourism will accept applications from eligible candidates. Applicants will submit a tourism proposal through an online application system. The application is then reviewed and scored by the Division of Tourism’s tourism scoring team. A Tourism Executive Review will be completed to determine final grantees. The grants are competitive in the sense that proposals are “competing” for the total of tourism grant dollars available through this grant program, and not every proposed program may be able to be funded.
The goal of this competitive process is to ensure that awarded grants are responsive to the needs outlined in these guidelines and are impact driven. The Division of Tourism’s goal is to positively impact New York State’s tourism industry by making strategic investments in programs and organizations that are working to improve and enhance the economic impact of New York State tourism regions and New York State tourism overall.
Funding Information
Eligibility Criteria
All Eligible Applicants must:
- Be a DMO, as defined below;
- Apply for a grant request equal to or more than $250,000;
- Be in operation in New York State as of the date of application;
- Be prequalified in Grants Gateway prior to execution of a contract;
- Be in substantial compliance with any NYS grants and program funding; and
- Be in substantial compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, codes, orders and requirements, including tax, labor, public health and environmental laws.
Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) is defined as a non-profit organization which promotes a location as an attractive travel destination that can include, but is not limited to: tourist boards, tourism authorities, tourism offices, tourism promotion agencies, and convention and visitors bureaus.
For more information, visit Empire State Development (ESD).
