Arts Fort Worth is seeking applications for the Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District Cultural Initiative Grant (FWTPID) Grant on behalf of Visit Fort Worth.
Donor Name: Arts Fort Worth
State: Texas
City: Fort Worth
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/18/2023
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The purpose of the FWTPID Cultural Initiative Grant is to provide marketing and promotional funding to arts and cultural organizations, groups and individual artists which promote and enhance the visibility of Fort Worth as an overnight destination to their patrons.
Objective
In August 2017, the City of Fort Worth authorized the Tourism Public Improvement District 18 (TPID) to enhance the visibility of Fort Worth as a convention and visitor destination and increase tourism-related economic activity. Benefiting directly from TPID activities, funding for the project is a 2% per guest room revenue assessment by all hotels in Fort Worth with 100 or more rooms. As part of the TPID efforts, the Tourism PID authorized a community arts grant program through Visit Fort Worth.
Grant Period
Period of Performance: October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to receive funding from the FWTPID 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; or
- be an individual artist or arts group working towards 501 (c)(3) standing; and
- all must have a primary mission to present or produce arts or cultural programming.
- For-profit organizations are not eligible to apply.
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;
- applicant must demonstrate an intent to retain and grow the number of overnight visitors to Fort Worth through their initiative;
- 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.
For more information, visit Arts Fort Worth.
