Visit Casper and the City of Casper, the Casper Area Impact (CAI) Grant Program is designed to assist Natrona County non-profit organizations with producing events that drive economic impact, bring visitors to the community, and/or improve quality of life for Natrona County residents.
Donor Name: Visit Casper
State: Wyoming
County: Natrona County (WY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Requests for funding will be divided into three (3) categories:
- Cash
- In-kind staffing and services
- In-kind facility rentals.
Funding Information
There is no minimum or maximum, however, the average cash award with this program is $2,500; the average in-kind City services or facilities is 50%.
Grant Period
Funds and services awarded are to support events that occur between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027.
Eligible Expenses
- Eligible advertising mediums include:
- Paid social media
- Digital marketing
- Email marketing
- Geolocation/media attribution
- Brochures
- Posters and promotional fliers
- Billboards
- Magazine/ newspaper advertising
- Radio/ TV advertising
- Travel trade shows (booth fees, registrations fees and material production)
- Websites
- Eligible event expenses include:
- Event invitations/ stationery
- Registration forms
- Entertainment
- Speakers/ presenters
- Rental equipment
- Space/ venue rental
- Programs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are only available to non-profit organizations in Natrona County.
All funding requests will be reviewed, analyzed and scored against five (5) major criteria:
- Room Nights: The event generates paid overnight stays in Natrona County lodging facilities. The more room nights generated, the higher the score.
- Seasonality: The event generates overnight stays during lodging need periods, generally between September and May. Please review the seasonality chart below:
- Impact: The event has the high potential of not only offering a positive return on investment, but it also generates commercial, economic, and social benefits that will be realized by the community.
- Retention: Points may be awarded to retain and grow the event.
- Miscellaneous: Points may be awarded at the discretion of the grant review committee for criteria such as idea presentation, event history, reporting history, number of funding partners, program sustainability, number of years funding has been requested, etc.
For more information, visit Visit Casper.
