The Visit BG Ohio is accepting applications for its 2025 Tourism Grant Progam to attract visitors and conventions/events to the City of Bowling Green in tandem with providing a positive economic impact for the community.
Donor Name: Visit BG Ohio
State:
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the Visit BG Ohio Tourism Grant is to promote eligible tourism activities within the City of Bowling Green, OH. The program provides financial support for capital projects, events, and activities that generate publicity and substantially increase travel (overnight stays or day visits) to the City of Bowling Green, OH for reasons of recreation or leisure. Visit BG Ohio Tourism Grants are generated by the City’s share of sales taxes collected on overnight stays within the City of Bowling Green (lodging tax). The grant is a reimbursement grant and is not designed to cover the entire cost of a project. Each application/proposed project will be reviewed individually to determine its potential economic impact on lodging, restaurants, shopping venues, and local attractions. 
Some of the following categories for submissions may include but are not limited to: capital tourism development projects, sports/athletics, conferences/meetings, festivals, large-scale events, and the promotion of arts and culture.
Funding Priorities

Capital Improvement

A tourism-focused program designed to assist with funding for capital tourism development projects that will help attract more overnight guests to Bowling Green, OH. Capital projects must be located within Bowling Green City limits and serve to establish a new facility or improve an existing facility or infrastructure. 
Organization applying would need to provide a case study of the need of the Capital Improvement as well as projections of how the improvements will increase overnight visitors to the city. Eligibility is open to a tourist attraction or any publicly-owned or nonprofit-run attraction, lodging facility or other business that can demonstrate travel and tourism promotion to Bowling Green among its primary activities. Projects with the greatest potential for positive economic impact for overnight tourism will receive primary consideration.
This funding is a matching grant program. The requesting organization must provide the total cost of the project and proof that the matching funds are available. The organization must also detail how these improvements will be marketed to insure additional interest to event organizers and visitors.

Sports, Conferences, Festivals and Large Events

A tourism-focused program designed to assist with funding events hosted in Bowling Green, OH. The purpose of these funds is to support, enhance, and grow events as well as strengthen bids to attract new programs. 
The requesting organization must provide evidence that their event/project will draw visitors to the City and increase usage of lodging, restaurants, shopping venues, and local attractions.

Arts & Culture

A tourism-focused program designed to assist arts and cultural events that deliver an enrichment from exposure to the arts or cultures. Efforts to create Public Art Installations within the City of Bowling Green will also be considered. Art Installations must provide an experience to Bowling Green visitors. 
The requesting organization must provide evidence that their event/project will draw visitors to the City and increase usage of lodging, restaurants, shopping venues, and local attractions.

Funding Information
Maximum grant award shall not exceed $5,000.
For more information, visit Visit BG Ohio.