The Event Grants program supports the execution of tourism-related events in Henderson County in order to generate overnight visitation to the county.
Donor Name: Henderson County Tourism Development Authority
State: North Carolina
County: Henderson County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/22/2023
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The Henderson County Tourism Development Authority (HCTDA) is empowered to make grants to its tourism partners under the authority granted by its enabling legislation, Session Law 2013-61, House Bill 545, Section 1, (e) Use of Tax Revenue: “The county shall, on a quarterly basis, remit the net proceeds of the room occupancy and tourism development tax levied under this act to the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority. The Authority shall use at least two thirds of the net proceeds of the room occupancy tax levied under this act to promote travel and tourism in Henderson County and shall use the remainder for tourism related expenditures.”
Funding Information
The amount requested in the application must be for a minimum of $500 and no more than $20,000 per event.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for a HCTDA Destination Event Grant, the applicant must:
- Represent an event held in Henderson County, NC that will attract attendees from outside Henderson County and help generate overnight visitation to the County
- Be organized under the laws of North Carolina or, if organized under the laws of another state, registered to do business in North Carolina
- Be registered as a federally-recognized non-profit, if applicable
- Not be a property primarily used for lodging
- Have a specific plan for how the requested funding will be invested in the event and the attraction of attendees from outside Henderson County
Limitations
Limitations imposed by HCTDA upon the Destination Event Grant program include but are not limited to the following:
- Organizations may apply for funding for multiple events held during a single twelve-month period but cannot apply for multiple years of funding. Applicants must complete a separate application for each event for which they are seeking funding.
- Events that are held in Henderson County that will also have other event locations outside of the county are eligible to apply only for the Henderson County portion of the event expenses.
- HCTDA reserves the right to cancel the Destination Event Grant program at any time and for any reason. HCTDA is not obligated to fund any request, nor is it obligated to expend the entire amount budgeted for the Destination Event Grant program in a given fiscal year. Recognizing that its resources are limited, HCTDA may, in its sole discretion, grant funding that is less than that requested by the applicant.
- HCTDA will not make payment directly to any vendor or individual. Payment will only be made to the applicant organization.
- The grantee may be forced to return some or all funding plus interest if the grantee is found to have used the funding inappropriately or otherwise violates the funding agreement.
- Funding granted through this program must be utilized within twelve months of the approval of the HCTDA board.
- Applications received after the published deadline will not be considered.
- The applicant assumes the burden of all expenses associated with this application.
For more information, visit HCTDA.
