The 维吉尼亚州 Tourism Corporation (VTC) offers several funding programs to assist the 维吉尼亚州 travel industry. Below is a summary of the current and future programs: [ 参见下面的+ PM Funding Opportunities.pdf for easy printing ]
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维吉尼亚州 Tourism Corporation Grant Programs
VA250 市场营销 Leverage Program
- Reimbursable grant program to leverage existing 市场营销 funds. Requires a targeted and 研究-based 市场营销 plan designed to drive tourism against the backdrop of America’s 250th 纪念
- 市场营销 Focus: Destinations, programs, attractions, 博物馆 and events related to America’s 250th Commemoration and the quest for freedom
- 符合资格的人士: Officially recognized VA250 Committees, historic sites and 博物馆. For information on how to become an officially recognized VA250 Committee, please visit www.VA250.org
- 匹配: If in a federally recognized Economic Development District required minimum match is 1:1 in-kind match; if not in a federally-recognized Economic Development District required minimum match is 1:1 cash match
- 打开: August 1, 2024 – September 17, 2024
- 最大奖项: $10,000
- 怎样去: Online application portal
- For information and questions, please email [email protected]
(VTC) Microbusiness 市场营销 Leverage Program
- Reimbursable grant program to leverage existing 市场营销 funds. Requires a targeted and 研究-based 市场营销 plan designed to drive tourism to 维吉尼亚州
- 市场营销 Focus: Small business and shoulder season (September to May) 市场营销
- 符合资格的人士: Small tourism-related business with 20 or fewer full-time equivalent 员工 including boutique retail, 餐厅, 快餐车, small attractions, 手工啤酒厂, 酿酒厂, 酒庄, boutique lodging and B&Bs, and events focused on shoulder season visitation
- Additional eligibility: DMOs结构结构, Chambers of Commerce, 非政府组织, such as PDCs and Main Street organizations, may apply but the application must support microbusinesses and/or shoulder season visitation with a robust 市场营销 plan
- 打开: July 16 – August 22, 2024
- 最大奖项: $5,000 for small businesses; up to $10,000 for eligible organizational applicants with minimum 1:1 cash or in-kind 市场营销 match
- 怎样去: Online application portal
- For information and questions, please email [email protected]
- Reimbursable grant program to leverage existing 市场营销 funds. Requires a 研究-based and measurable 市场营销 plan designed to drive tourism to 维吉尼亚州
- 符合资格的人士: 维吉尼亚州 travel industry partners including small businesses, DMOs结构, private sector attractions, 住宿, 博物馆, lodging and events
- 打开: Early February 2025
- 奖层:
- 一级: 1:1 minimum cash match for award of up to $20,000
- 二级: 2:1 minimum cash match for award of up to $50,000
- 怎样去: Online application portal
- For information and questions, please email [email protected]
- 符合资格的人士: Official 维吉尼亚州 DMOs结构 for 市场营销 expenses that show positive and significant economic impact on tourism and must include 市场营销 plans designed to drive visitation to 维吉尼亚州
- 打开: Early February 2025
- 奖层: Up to $20,000 with minimum 50% cash or in-kind match
- 怎样去: Online application portal
- For information and questions, please email [email protected]
维吉尼亚州 Special Events and Festivals Program
- 符合资格的人士: 维吉尼亚州 based special events and festivals for 市场营销 and production of special events and festivals; special events and festivals must have at least two years of prior attendance since 2017 and must have a minimum attendance of 1,000 attendees Special events and festivals with less than 1,000 attendees should apply for the 市场营销 Leverage Program
- 重要提示: The early 2024 round is ONLY for festival and special events that occur between Jan 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. Another round of the 维吉尼亚州 Special Events and Festivals Program will open mid-2024 for festivals and and special events that occur between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025
- Impact of special events and/or festival must show positive and significant impact on tourism and 市场营销 plan must be designed to drive visitation to 维吉尼亚州. Only 50% of award may be spent on event production costs. Applications with plans to use production funding to expand festival capacity; add a stage, enhance visitor experience, add artisan markets, 让步, 快餐车, or other revenue generating activities will score higher
- 奖层:
- 一级: 1,000-4,999 attendees; up to $5,000 award with minimum 50% cash or in-kind match
- 二级: 5,000-19,999 attendees; up to $10,000 award with minimum 50% cash or in-kind match
- 第三层: 20,000+ attendees; up to $20,000 award with minimum 50% cash or in-kind match
- 打开: July 16 – September 26, 2024
- 怎样去: Online application portal
- For information and questions, please email [email protected]
- What’s available: $20,000 up front 奖助金 to 10 DMOs结构
- 符合资格的人士: 维吉尼亚州 DMO’s only
- 当: 2024年夏季待定
- 怎样去: DMOs结构 complete online application, and hold a VTC-led community workshop, requires 50% cash or in-kind match. Program utilizes competitive strategies and hub and spoke method for promotion and product development. Funds can be used towards 市场营销 and enhancing tourism products outlined by the program guidelines. More information will be shared on program details early summer 2024.
- 联系人: 凯特琳约翰逊 [email protected] |雅各布·鲍尔 [email protected]
Tourism Development Financing Program (TDFP)
- What’s available: Gap financing towards the capital investment of new tourism product development
- 符合资格的人士: Economic Development Organizations
- 当: Year-round; no time limitations
- 怎样去: An EDO proves a deficiency in local tourism product based on visitor demand, through current 研究 from a locality’s Community Comprehensive, Tourism Development and 市场营销 Plans. A developer then proves their project fills the deficiency through pro forma and market study 研究. If certification is achieved, the state contributes a percentage of quarterly sales and use tax collected from the project
- 欲知详情,请浏览 http://8y3u.tianlebaby.com/TDFP
- 请联系 沃特Confroy at [email protected] regarding these changes
Tourism Improvement Districts (TIDS)
- What’s available: A visitor fee collected by tourism businesses for tourism 市场营销 and development
- 符合资格的人士: A newly formed TID Governing Board comprised of zone participating businesses
- 当: Year-round; no time limitations
- 怎样去: 当地的住宿, 餐厅, retail and tourism businesses petition the local government to create a TIDs plan. The plan defines zone geographic and usage parameters, and sources and uses of the funds. A newly formed governing board of participating businesses engages an administering nonprofit administrator to assist in the management of the program and funds
- 请联系 [email protected] for more information
- Learn from VA’s first TID in action, via this expectional example > Richmond Region Tourism TID