The City of Olympia is accepting applications for its 2025 Lodging Tax Fund.
Donor Name: City of Olympia
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/18/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Lodging Tax is a sales tax authorized by State law in RCW 67.28. Olympia receives a 2% tax paid by consumers who stay overnight in a lodging establishment such as a hotel, motel, bed & breakfast facility, or campground. Lodging Tax is a restricted resource to be used for tourism-related activities as outlined in the What Lodging Tax Funds Can Support section of this document. Funds are awarded on a competitive basis to eligible applicants yearly.
Funding Priorities
Priority is given to tourism activities that:
- Show potential to result in overnight stays by tourists in lodging establishments within the city of Olympia.
- Promote Olympia and/or events, activities, and places in the city of Olympia to potential tourists from outside Thurston County.
- Show potential to result in economic benefit to Olympia.
- Minimize duplication of services where appropriate and encourage cooperative marketing and/or partnerships.
- Provide, maintain, operate, or enhance City-owned tourism facilities or infrastructure.
Funding Period
January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.
What Lodging Tax Funds Can Support?
Eligible for-profit, non-profit and government agencies who provided tourism services or operate tourism facilities can apply for funding from Olympia’s Lodging Tax. By state law, the Lodging Tax must be used for:
- Tourism marketing.
- Marketing and operations of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists.
- Operations and capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by a municipality or a public facility district.
- Operations of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by nonprofit organizations (but not capital expenditures).
For more information, visit City of Olympia.
