The Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund (NTDF) program provides support to non-profit organizations to help promote Kansas City’s distinct and diverse neighborhoods through cultural, social, ethnic, historic, educational and recreational activities in conjunction with promoting the city as a premier convention, visitor and tourist center.
Donor Name : City of Kansas City
State: Missouri
City: Kansas City
Type of Grant: Grant
Grant Deadline: 01/28/2023
Details:
The City of Kansas City, Missouri accepts applications from qualified nonprofit organizations to support programs that meet the state and local requirements.
The tourism and convention industry contributes $4.6 billion in direct expenditures to the Kansas City metropolitan area’s economy. Kansas City receives about 22.3 million U.S. visitors annually. The city’s top activities are shopping, fine dining, gaming, sightseeing, cultural attractions, sports events and exhibits/festivals. The Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund plays a significant role in these activities.
The purpose of the NTDF is to promote Kansas City’s neighborhoods through cultural, social, ethnic, historic, educational and recreational activities, while promoting City as a premier convention, visitor and tourist center.
Eligibility Criteria
Prior to applying to the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund (NTDF), organizations must meet the following requirements:
- State and City Requirements
- In accordance with state and city requirements, funds shall be available to not-for-profit neighborhood organizations which are incorporated in the state and located within city limits. Organizations must also meet the following criteria in order to be considered eligible for funding:
- Organizations must demonstrate that they encourage broad based citizen input and participation. This fund is intended to assist groups and activities/projects as defined below, as well as umbrella organizations and development corporations which meet these same state and local requirements.
- Organizations must conform to all the provisions of the City Manager’s administrative regulations setting forth the procedures, consistent with federal and state law, the City Charter, and the Code of Ordinances, for entering into contracts with non-municipal agencies.
- Organizations must be located by physical address in the city limits of Kansas City, MO.
- In accordance with state and city requirements, funds shall be available to not-for-profit neighborhood organizations which are incorporated in the state and located within city limits. Organizations must also meet the following criteria in order to be considered eligible for funding:
- Activity/Project Requirements
- Proposed projects must promote a neighborhood through cultural, social, ethnic, historic, educational, and recreational activity in conjunction with promoting Kansas City as an international trade, convention, visitors and tourist center. Activities may occur as one-time events, annual events or series of events. The proposed activity/project must also meet the following requirements:
- Must take place within city limits and should have appeal to local residents as well as to tourists; Should be open to the general public and marketed broadly to attract persons who would not otherwise plan to be in Kansas City, as well as interest those who are visiting for other purposes.
- Capital projects may be considered if such projects are consistent with all other guidelines herein, and if funding for the planning, maintenance, and staffing of the capital projects from sources other than the NTDF are outlined in the applications.
- Proposals that include advertising are encouraged. Such advertising may take the form of brochures, advertisements in travel literature, electronic presentations, social media, etc. All publicity and advertising must include reference to the city and credit the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund as a funding source.
- Those proposals, designed to generate funds, that might alleviate the need for future city subsidy are preferred; and In order to maximize tourist participation, projects that have been coordinated with the convention and tourism industry are encouraged.
- Proposed projects must promote a neighborhood through cultural, social, ethnic, historic, educational, and recreational activity in conjunction with promoting Kansas City as an international trade, convention, visitors and tourist center. Activities may occur as one-time events, annual events or series of events. The proposed activity/project must also meet the following requirements:
For more information, visit City of Kansas City.
