The Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District Grant provides marketing and promotional funding to arts and cultural organizations which promote and enhance the visibility of Fort Worth as an overnight destination to their patrons.
Donor Name: Arts Fort Worth
State: Texas
City: Fort Worth
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/12/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
An initiative can be a single event, season or annual calendar of events. The Fort Worth Tourism PID Grant is administered through Arts Fort Worth on behalf of Visit Fort Worth.
Grant Period
September 1, 2024 to August 15, 2025.
Eligible Requests
FWTPID Grant funds can be used to support marketing efforts for initiatives, so long as:
- all verified hotel room nights are booked within the Fort Worth city limits;
- the initiative is culturally based and attracts patrons from outside of a 50-mile radius of Fort Worth;
- The applicant must demonstrate an intent to retain and grow the number of overnight visitors to Fort Worth through their initiative;
- The applicant must demonstrate marketing and promotions to communities outside of the 50 mile radius of Fort Worth with the intent to increase the visibility of Fort Worth as an overnight destination.
- Awards may only be utilized for marketing and promotions of the proposed initiative. At minimum, 30% of awarded funds must be used specifically to target the market 50+ miles outside of Fort Worth. Up to 25% may be utilized for marketing and promotions staff and/or contractors.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to receive funding from the Fort Worth Tourism PID Grant, an applicant must:
- be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit in good standing with IRS and up to date with Form 990 filings;
- have a primary mission to present or produce arts or cultural programming.
- For-profit organizations are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit AFW.
