Ingham County Hotel/Motel Funds for Arts & Tourism supports the production of publicity and promotional materials utilized to attract out-of-county visitors into Ingham County.
Donor Name: Arts Council of Greater Lansing
State: Michigan
County: Ingham County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The purpose of the program to promote and encourage tourism and convention business in Ingham County through cultural activities.
Provide funding for grants to nonprofit organizations. Funds shall be earmarked for publicity and promotion projects, which would be eligible for funding from hotel/motel revenues. These projects shall specifically attract out of county visitors into Ingham County.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant request for any one agency shall be no more than $10,000.
- Proposed activities must take place between May 1, 2026 and April 30, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for a grant from the Ingham County Arts and Tourism Fund, an applicant must:
- Be a Michigan public or private not-for-profit corporation as evidenced by an Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) letter of determination or a copy of the Articles of Incorporation as filed with the State of Michigan,
- Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Public universities and units of government are exempt from having to furnish proof of non-profit status.
- Be established primarily for cultural, educational, artistic, historical, or entertainment purposes.
- Offer activities open to the general public.
- Propose a project or activity which is a legally-permitted use of hotel/motel tax receipts to promote and encourage tourist and convention business in the county.
- Propose a project or activity that is within the intent and purpose of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners.
- Complete an application (no more than one grant request per organization each year) and any additional information required to evaluate the application.
- Provide, as the major purpose of the group, one of the following types of activities or services in Ingham County (Please note that events/programming must be highly artistic in nature and have a high artistic and cultural merit):
- A permanent cultural facility, located in Ingham County, open to the public for free or by a moderate admission charge, on a daily basis at least nine months of the year, such as a museum, art gallery, zoo, or historical site, that would reasonably be expected to attract out-of-county visitors.
- A regular schedule of performances in Ingham County, open to the public for free or by an admission charge, of plays, opera, dance or music, of such quality or format as is not generally provided in mid Michigan by private firms for profit and that would reasonably be expected to attract out-of-county visitors.
- An annual or non-regular schedule of performances, events or entertainment.
- Structure the request for funding in such a fashion as to provide the committee with the information necessary to establish priorities within the amount requested.
For more information, visit Arts Council of Greater Lansing.
