The City of Vancouver’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) offers grants for local event/festival organizers, tourism promotion organizations, and one-time tourism program and tourism facilities projects.
Donor Name: City of Vancouver
State: Washington
City: Vancouver
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/19/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Categories
Cultural Enrichment Grant
Intended Purpose: Resources to support events or festivals that support the cultural enrichment of Vancouver.
Eligibility Criteria
Below are the eligibility guidelines that will be used to prioritize awarded grants. Applicants must meet all guidelines to be considered:
- The event is hosted or fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3 or 501(c)6 nonprofit organization authorized to do business in the city of Vancouver.
- A specific event or festival cannot receive a cultural enrichment grant award more than three times.
- The event must be open to the public, whether ticketed or not.
- The event demonstrates contributive potential that aligns with the City of Vancouver’s focus on celebrating cultural diversity and promoting equity and inclusion. Without limitation, this may be demonstrated by meeting one or more of the following:
- The activity is an annual cultural celebration, cultural festival, or cultural awareness event designed to advance the awareness or appreciation of one or more “vulnerable populations” as defined.
- The host organization or institution demonstrates the event’s contributive potential to raise awareness or support for issues faced by multicultural, women, LGBTQIA2S+, or communities with accessibility needs.
- Funds are restricted to the marketing and operations of events or festivals designed to attract tourists (visitors spending night in paid accommodations or attendees who travel 50 miles or more from an origin in Washington or people who travel from another state or country).
- Award Amount
- The target grant amount for this category is $5,000 or less, but the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is open to considering requests above that amount should there be unique circumstance or a clear demonstrated need
Large Event/Festival Grant
Intended Purpose: Resources to support events or festivals designed to contribute to the local tourism economy, attract a significant number of visitors and enhance Vancouver as a tourism destination.
Eligibility Criteria
- The event is hosted or fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3 or 501(c)6 nonprofit organization that services the city of Vancouver.
- The event or festival anticipates attendance of 2,500+ people.
- Funds are restricted to the marketing and operations of events or festivals designed to attract tourists.
- The event expects a significant number of visitors to:
- Spend the night in paid accommodations, or
- Travel 50 miles or more from an origin in Washington, or
- Travel from another state or country.
- The event must be open to the public, whether ticketed or not.
- A specific event or festival cannot receive a grant award more than two times unless it can demonstrate a change in approach or scope to attract significantly more (20%) attendees and/or reach new communities.
Tourism Program or Facilities Grant
Intended Purpose: Resources to support one-time tourism marketing or promotion programs or investments in tourism facilities designed to enhance the tourism experience or grow Vancouver’s tourism industry.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals must meet the eligible use of lodging tax funds:
- Programs focused on tourism marketing and promotion activities.
- Supporting the operations and capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by a municipality or a public facilities district created under chapters 35.57 and 36.100 RCW.
- Supporting the operations of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by nonprofit organizations described under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) and 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(6) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended.
Tourism Organization Operating Grants
Intended Purpose: Resources to support destination marketing or visitor attraction efforts of organizations focused on marketing and promoting Vancouver as a visitor destination or enhancing the local tourism experience.
Eligibility Criteria
A 501(c)3 or 501(c)6 nonprofit organization that directly services the city of Vancouver’s tourism industry through marketing and promotion.
For more information, visit City of Vancouver.
