Sports Marketing and Tourism Account Program (SMAT)
This grant provides funding to attract and support high-quality amateur and professional sporting and e-sports events in Pennsylvania, promoting tourism and boosting the local economy.
Description
Section 1721-A.2 of Subarticle C of the Fiscal Code (Act of April 9, 1929, P.L. 343, No 176) establishes the Sports Marketing and Tourism Account (the “Account”) within the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund as a restricted account. The purpose of the account is to attract high-quality, amateur, and professional sporting and e-sports events to this Commonwealth with the goal of advancing and promoting year-round tourism, economic impact, and quality of life through sport.
Financial Info:
Section 1721-A.2 of Subarticle C of the Fiscal Code (Act of April 9, 1929, P.L. 343, No 176) establishes the Sports Marketing and Tourism Account (the “Account”) within the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund as a restricted account. The purpose of the account is to attract high-quality, amateur, and professional sporting and e-sports events to this Commonwealth with the goal of advancing and promoting year-round tourism, economic impact, and quality of life through sport.