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Applications Open for Lodging Tax Annual Grant Program
Sep 3, 2024
By San Juan County
Applications are due by October 4, 2024 at 5:00pm.
SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA. September 3, 2024 - San Juan County is pleased to announce the 2024 Lodging Tax Grant Application is now live. Applications are due by October 4, 2024 at 5:00pm. Applications will be reviewed during October with award notification scheduled for this December.
San Juan County has established a tourism facilities program, funded by a portion of the revenue collected under the State Lodging Tax excise statutes and is seeking proposals from qualified entities interested in:
Funding single project proposals concerned with acquiring, improving or developing facilities for enhancing the tourism experience
Grants for operating tourism facilities that enhance the tourism experience
Grants for events that draw tourists
Projects that carry out the goals of the San Juan County LTAC Tourism Master Plan
The expected outcome of the funded activities is to increase economic activity in San Juan County in 2024/25 and beyond through the overnight lodging of tourists, through tourism-related expenditures, and construction of tourism-related facilities. Program categories are funded through either the Promotional or the Facilities portions of LTAC funds. Program categories are:
Emphasis on tourism facilities capital program (only for facilities in which the County has an ownership position)
Grants for special events and festivals designed to attract tourists
Grants for operation of existing eligible tourism facilities that meet the criteria of this RFP and the long-range tourism plan (including, but not limited to historic museums, performing arts, visual arts, etc.)
Special Investments that help to accomplish objectives of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and the LTAC Master Plan (available online at: http://sanjuanco.com/614/Lodging-Tax-Advisory-Committee)
Proposals are due no later than 5:00 p.m., October 4, 2024 and all projects must be completed in this funding cycle by December 31, 2025.
For information and an application packet visit the County’s website at: https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/2087/Lodging-Tax-Annual-Grant-Program
For questions, contact Aiden Haines at the office of County Council (360) 370-7473 or [email protected]. Applications can be delivered in PDF format to [email protected].
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San Juan County has established a tourism facilities program, funded by a portion of the revenue collected under the State Lodging Tax excise statutes and is seeking proposals from qualified entities interested in:
Funding single project proposals concerned with acquiring, improving or developing facilities for enhancing the tourism experience
Grants for operating tourism facilities that enhance the tourism experience
Grants for events that draw tourists
Projects that carry out the goals of the San Juan County LTAC Tourism Master Plan
The expected outcome of the funded activities is to increase economic activity in San Juan County in 2024/25 and beyond through the overnight lodging of tourists, through tourism-related expenditures, and construction of tourism-related facilities. Program categories are funded through either the Promotional or the Facilities portions of LTAC funds. Program categories are:
Emphasis on tourism facilities capital program (only for facilities in which the County has an ownership position)
Grants for special events and festivals designed to attract tourists
Grants for operation of existing eligible tourism facilities that meet the criteria of this RFP and the long-range tourism plan (including, but not limited to historic museums, performing arts, visual arts, etc.)
Special Investments that help to accomplish objectives of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and the LTAC Master Plan (available online at: http://sanjuanco.com/614/Lodging-Tax-Advisory-Committee)
Proposals are due no later than 5:00 p.m., October 4, 2024 and all projects must be completed in this funding cycle by December 31, 2025.
For information and an application packet visit the County’s website at: https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/2087/Lodging-Tax-Annual-Grant-Program
For questions, contact Aiden Haines at the office of County Council (360) 370-7473 or [email protected]. Applications can be delivered in PDF format to [email protected].
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