The Grand County Economic Development Department (EDD) may provide grant assistance to new and existing organizations to aid in the development of tourism during low visitation periods of the year.
Donor Name: Grand County Economic Development Department
State: Utah
County: Grand County (UT)
City: Moab
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2022
Details:
The purpose of the grant is to develop and support events that encourage quality visitation to Grand County and disperse that visitation to lower visitation periods of the tourism season.
Goal
Funding is to be used as seed money to develop and support events that encourage quality visitation to Grand County and disperse that visitation to lower visitation periods of the tourism season.
Special Event Grant proposals can be made by any individual, company or non-profit organization with a valid tax return, business license or 501(c)3 documents and can be for first time or fledgling events. Events could include, but are not limited to the following:
- Races
- Festivals
- Dramatic Productions
- Cultural Events
Criteria
- This grant aims to support events that will exceed more than one day in duration and encourages out-of-area visitors primarily during targeted low visitation periods of the year.
- Applicants must provide plans detailing their intention to duplicate their event on an annual basis. Applicants must demonstrate fiscal responsibility within 5 years in these plans. The EDD will give special consideration to events that are moving towards fiscal and environmental sustainability. Events that can demonstrate that they will encourage sustainable practices, responsible recreation, and diverse cultural experiences will be given consideration on the scorecard for their efforts. Funding new events will be given consideration over existing events.
- Applications for grants must be completed on the application form provided by the EDD and must be filled out completely. Incomplete applications will not be considered and will be returned to the event applicant.
- The applicant, if awarded, is required to collect survey responses from its event participants. The compiled results will be required as part of the applicant’s final report. The questions the applicant must ask its participants include:
- How many participants are there?
- How many additional people are in the participant’s party?
- How many participants will stay in lodging?
- How many participants will stay in commercial campgrounds?
- What state or county are the participants from?
- How many participants will eat in restaurants?
- How much will be spent per person for this trip? (in USD $)
- How did the participant hear about this event? (Radio, Television, Print ad, Friend, Website, Flyer or Poster, other)
- Is this the participant’s first visit to Moab?
- Is the participant a Grand County local or a visitor?
- All advertising MUST contain the EDD logo which can be obtained by contacting the EDD office. A copy of all advertisements including the EDD logo must be submitted with each of the applicant’s final invoices in the applicant’s final report prior to receiving the remaining 50% of funds. The applicant must provide copies of each advertisement for each invoice submitted.
- A contract, stating terms and conditions, must be signed with applicants of approved events.
- Granted funds will be allocated in two installments. The first payment, 50% of the total grant award, will be made upon receiving the signed contract and an invoice from the grantee. The final payment, the remaining 50% of the total grant award, will be made when the grantee’s event has concluded and the grantee has submitted their final report to the EDD. Payments will only be made to the event applicant, not to their vendors.
- All applicants applying for a Special Event Grant must also apply for and fulfill all requirements for a Special Event Permit from the City of Moab and/or Grand County.
- The applicant must provide a 100% match to the requested grant; a minimum of 50% of this match must be in cash. Example: if an applicant is requesting $4,000 from the EDD, applicants must provide a match of $4,000, of which at least $2,000 must be provided as cash. Up to 50% of the required match may be made up through “in-kind” means, including volunteer labor and donations. Volunteer hour value is based on the National Value of Volunteer Time.
- No grant will be made for the promotion of religion or for any cause designed primarily to benefit or disseminate a political agenda rather than directly benefit the promotion of tourism.
- Funding is contingent upon available monies, and the process is competitive. There is no guarantee that funding, if granted, will be available in subsequent years. Though a project may qualify, limited funds may not allow all projects to receive funding. Any and all decisions regarding awarding funds are at the discretion of the EDD and are final only at the time of award.
- Grant funds cannot be used to promote private business. This does not include indirect benefit as a by-product of the activity. A clear distinction between the event applicants and any single business must be articulated.
- A complete and detailed final report, including summary of expenditures, estimated attendance, completed surveys, and financial impact will be required within sixty (60) days following the conclusion of the event. If the project is long term, a schedule will be determined by TCAB as to the frequency of required periodic reports. The event applicant may be asked to appear before TCAB if questions arise.
- Applications are to be submitted to the Grand County Economic Development Department.
For more information, visit GCEDD.
