The Colorado Tourism Office’s Tourism Management Grant provides funding for tourism-related projects that develop, enhance, or manage visitor experience in Colorado.
Donor Name: Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount is $20,000 and the required match is 4:1. For every $1 the qualifying grantee allocates to the proposed project, the Colorado Tourism Office will provide $4 in matching funds. For example, if your total project budget is $25,000, you can request a $20,000 grant and you will need to provide the remaining $5,000 as a cash match.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects advance the development, enhancement or management of visitor experience in Colorado. Funding will only be awarded to projects that can be completed within a twelve (12) month period between May 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024.
Eligible use of funds for Tourism Management Grants
Eligible projects must support one or more of the eligible use of funds detailed below:
- Tourism product development (e.g., inclusive travel offerings, bicycle tourism guides, food and farm trails, stargazing, travel philanthropy programs)
- Visitor education programs (e.g., Do Colorado Right, trailhead ambassador program)
- Tourism workforce development (e.g., frontline staff training programs, skills-based training programs)
- Tourism-related strategic planning (e.g., stakeholder and resident engagement, destination management plans)
- Tourism research (e.g., feasibility studies, economic impact reports, visitor profile studies)
- Infrastructure that directly enhances the visitor experience through increased access or engagement (e.g., wayfinding, educational or interpretive signage, educational kiosks)
- a letter of support from the property owner or proof that applicant owns the property is required for approval
Additional consideration will be applied to projects that advance one or more of the secondary criteria below:
- advance off-peak tourism opportunities
- advance tourism workforce
- champion the value of tourism
- develop and enhance visitor experience
- encourage responsible and respectful use
- foster inclusive travel opportunities
- promote local businesses and experiences
Eligibility Criteria
Only one application per Colorado destination organization or Colorado tourism industry association will be accepted for the Tourism Management Grant.
Eligible applicants include:
- Colorado destination organizations
- recipients of jurisdictional lodging taxes, such as:
- destination marketing organizations
- boards, committees, or panels
- recipients of jurisdictional lodging taxes, such as:
- other tourism leadership organizations that are responsible for developing, promoting, and managing tourism on behalf of a destination, such as:
- chambers of commerce or chamber resort associations
- Colorado tourism industry associations
- registered nonprofit trade organizations that represent a collection of tourism businesses within one or more tourism-related business sectors
- nonprofit trade organizations that do not represent tourism-related business sectors or that provide services only to individuals, though critically important, are not the intended recipients of these programs
- registered nonprofit trade organizations that represent a collection of tourism businesses within one or more tourism-related business sectors
- government entities in Colorado (state entities, local governments, and federally recognized tribes) engaged in tourism promotion, development, and management
For more information, visit OEDIT.
