The City of Ashland is seeking applications for its 2022-23 Tourism Grant cycle.
Donor Name: City of Ashland
State: Oregon
City: Ashland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/27/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
As a long standing pillar of Ashland’s economy, tourism programs support programs, activities and events that act similarly to more traditional traded sector activity in that dollars from outside the community are brought in and circulated locally to the benefit of their local businesses.
Funding Information
- Minimum grant award will be $1,000 per grant category and $5,000 per grant application.
- The available funding total is estimated to be $80,000 for the tourism funds for the 2022-23 grant cycle, with a request to focus on events starting July 1, 2022.
Grant Application and Award Requirements
Grant applicants and corresponding grant applications must adhere to the following program requirements:
- Grantee shall be registered as a 501(c) non-profit*
- *If your organization is being sponsored by or legally affiliated with a registered nonprofit, a letter from that organizations Board of Directors recognizing the affiliation and a copy of the 501 (c) verification of the sponsoring non-profit
- Grantee shall be a non-government entity.
- Grant award shall be utilized consistent with the associated applicant proposal and shall be primarily oriented to the grantee’s Ashland activities and programs. Grant funds may also be utilized for a proportionate share of Grantee’s administrative expenses associated with the Ashland activities and programs proposed.
- An applicant can apply for grant funds from more than one category, however, it is the responsibility of the applicant to specify the categories and funds requested for each category and clearly describe how the proposal meets the criteria for each category.
- Grantees must submit the application to the City prior to the deadline, which is established each year by the City’s Administrative Service Department. Absolutely no late applications will be accepted.
- The City is aware that sometimes “life” intervenes, therefore, applicants are advised to have a backup plan to ensure that the application is not late.
- Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the grant review committee for consideration
Criteria for Evaluation
Grant applications for tourism monies will be evaluated and scored based on the following:
- Likelihood that the proposed activity or event will increase hotel/motel occupancy or increase local restaurant and retail business sales.
- Likelihood that the proposed activity will increase the total number of jobs in tourism, hotels, restaurants, and retail businesses in Ashland.
- Likelihood that the proposed activity will increase hotel/motel occupancy and restaurant/retail business in Ashland in the months of October through April.
- Likelihood that the proposed activity will create or support a new non-traditional tourism related.
For more information, visit City of Ashland.
