The City of Manitowoc’s Department of Tourism, Visit Manitowoc, and the Room Tax Commission offers the Discover Manitowoc Grant Program to provide funding assistance for the purpose of bringing events to fruition and more visitors to events held in the City of Manitowoc through targeted and effective marketing strategies (i.e. promotion and advertising.)
Donor Name: City of Manitowoc
State: Wisconsin
City: Manitowoc
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2023
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
If you have a great event or project that is well-organized, attracts visitors to the community, but could benefit from additional funding for marketing efforts, then you could be a good candidate for a grant. All awards are contingent upon available funding and there is a three-year funding limit maximum for projects/events.
The Discover Manitowoc Grant program is intended to be scalable based on the level of funding requested. However, all applicants should plan on being prepared to submit information about the organization sponsoring the event, a detailed description of the event, an event budget showing the sources and uses of funds, and a plan for measuring the success of the event. As a general rule, the larger the request, the more detailed information will be expected to be provided.
The following guidelines and policies provide a framework for the distribution and accountability of the Discover Manitowoc Grant dollars.
- Grant funds are to be used for promotion and advertising of events, to support in bringing new and unique events to fruition and to aid in publicizing events that have potential to generate media coverage. Projects and events should be consistent with Visit Manitowoc’s marketing plan and target markets beyond just the local area.
- The filing of an application does not guarantee the award of a grant.
- The quality of completeness of an application will be evaluated, and an incomplete application may be cause for the denial of the requested funds.
- The City may request additional details on any aspect of the proposed project or event application will not be deemed completed until the additional information is provided.
- A Special Events Application form and approval is also required if applies.
- All project or event organizers and participants must comply with all applicable City ordinances, traffic rules, park rules, state health laws, fire codes and liquor licensing regulation and fees.
- The City has the responsibility to discontinue funding to any organization that is not meeting the reporting requirements.
Review Criteria
The following criteria will be considered in the review and award of Discover Manitowoc Grants.
- Uniqueness of the project/event as compared to the existing offerings already available in the community.
- Start-up projects/events versus events already established.
- Ability of the project/event to bring people in from outside of the City of Manitowoc and from outside of northeast Wisconsin.
- Ability of the project/event to result in overnight stays at lodging establishments.
- The experience level of the project team.
- The quality of the marketing and promotion plan.
- The quality of the effectiveness measures and reporting plan.
- Leveraging of other funds in addition to the requested grant.
For more information, visit City of Manitowoc.
