The City of Seaside Visitors Bureau invites funding requests from businesses and organizations that produce tourism projects, programs or events designed to increase overnight visits to the area, especially in the shoulder and winter months.
Donor Name: City of Seaside
State: Oregon
City: Seaside
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/05/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year 6 months
Details:
The goal of Seaside’s Tourism Grant Program is to support and coordinate event development to ensure that Seaside can meet or exceed visitor expectations as a tourism destination and derive the greatest possible economic impact from visitor spending.
Funding priority is given to projects and events that occur during the shoulder seasons and winter months with a strong potential for creating local room nights. No more than $3,000 will be granted to projects happening between Memorial Day and Labor Day (with the exception of July 4th fireworks funding, which City leaders typically earmark as a “signature Seaside event”)
Funding Information
Up to $25,000 is anticipated to be available for tourism development in Seaside through this program in fiscal year 2023-2024.
Project Period
For this round, they are accepting applications for projects or events to be completed between July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024.
Grant Projects
Below is a sample list of grant projects. Actual projects are not limited to only what is listed below.
- All projects must generate overnight stays in Seaside or have the potential to generate overnight stays.
- Events, festivals or activities that accentuate and/or complement Seaside.
- Development assistance to non-profit or government-owned visitor attractions.
- Development projects by “for profit” businesses and organizations may be considered, but not for brick-and-mortar types of projects or any programs that duplicate City marketing efforts.
Eligibility Criteria
Non-profit organizations and businesses with a project or event that promotes local tourism attractions and has a strong potential to create overnight stays for commercial lodging properties in Seaside are eligible to apply.
Activities Not Eligible for Funding
The following is a partial list of activities that are not eligible for consideration.
- Grant funds to cover general administrative costs.
- Grant funds to cover operational expenses.
- Commercial or for-profit orgs seeking funds for capital improvements or projects.
- Projects promoting tourism outside the Seaside area.
- Applicants who did not complete the required reports in previous year.
- Award requests for more than $5,000.00 (or $3,000 in the high tourism season.).
- Used as a match for other City of Seaside funding awards.
For more information, vsiit Tourism Grant Program.
