[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Tourism Grant workshop reminder - next Tuesday

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Thomas Knipe <tknipe at tompkins-co.org>
> Date: January 20, 2012 3:13:07 PM EST
> To: tc-hsc-l <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>
> Subject: Tourism Grant workshop reminder - next Tuesday
> Reply-To: Thomas Knipe <tknipe at tompkins-co.org>
>
> Tompkins County Tourism Program grant workshop next Tuesday
>
>
> Organizations or individuals interested in learning more about  
> funding opportunities available through the Tompkins County Tourism  
> Program are invited to attend a grant workshop on Tuesday, January  
> 24th. The workshop will take place from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the  
> Tompkins County Visitors Center at 904 East Shore Drive in the Borg  
> Warner Conference Room on the second floor.
> Grant administrators for tourism grant programs will answer  
> questions and discuss eligibility, award use, and grant application  
> requirements and procedures. Those interested in applying in the  
> spring 2012 grant cycle are especially encouraged to attend.
>
> The following Tompkins County Tourism grant programs will have new  
> funds available in the spring 2012 grant round.  Applications will  
> be due by 4pm, February 29th, 2012 – Leap Day.
>
> Community Celebrations – This grant program is designed to provide  
> assistance to events, programs, or series of events endorsed by a  
> municipality that are free and open to all, and are planned by  
> community members as a benefit to the community. Maximum award:  
> $2,000.
>
> Tourism Marketing and Advertising – These grants are designed to  
> provide a dollar for dollar match for marketing and advertising  
> expenses for campaigns that target potential tourists whose visit is  
> likely to result in an overnight stay. Maximum award: $5,000.
>
> Tourism Project Grants - This category supports tourism generating  
> single projects that have been in active operation for at least 3  
> years at the date of application. Proposed projects must demonstrate  
> strong likelihood of generating significant visitor attendance and  
> participation and overnight stays in County hotels, motels and B&Bs.  
> Maximum award: $25,000
>
> New Tourism Initiatives - For events or projects that have occurred  
> less than 3 years in a row and that flow from and are consistent  
> with the County’s Strategic Tourism Plan. Maximum award: $25,000
>
> Information will also be provided about the Tourism Capital Grant  
> program and the Arts and Culture Organizational Development program.  
> Details and copies of current grant applications will be available  
> on the Tompkins County website by 1/23: http://www.tompkins-co.org/ctyadmin/tourism/ 
> . These grants are awarded by the Tompkins County Legislature and  
> are funded entirely by hotel room occupancy tax dollars.
>
>
>
> Thomas R. Knipe
> Senior Planner / Tourism Coordinator
> Tompkins County
> Office: 607-274-5575
>

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