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Darke County Visitors Bureau
Tourism grants
available to local events & festivals in 2017
GREENVILLE, Ohio (September 8, 2016) – Funds are available to
non-profit organizations sponsoring special events in Darke County
through the Darke County Visitors Bureau in 2017. Four grants are
available for 2017: two $1,000 grants and two $500 grants.
Grants are awarded on a competitive basis, with primary consideration
given to events which:
(1) are new events that were created in the last year; (2) promote
overnight stays and collaboration with other organizations, and 3) have
an impact on the community. In an effort to address needs-based
concerns, smaller events (events with budgets below $5,000) will be
exclusively eligible for the two $500 grants, though they may apply for
the $1,000 grants if they wish to do so.
Interested non-profit organizations should contact the Darke County
Visitors Bureau (DCVB) immediately for consideration. All completed
application forms and support materials must be in the Darke County
Visitors Bureau office by January 31, 2017. Application packets will
then be reviewed by an independent group of citizens from all across
Darke County serving on the DCVB’s Tourism Grant Committee. All
applicants will be informed of the decision on or about March 31, 2017.
To receive a tourism grant packet, contact Matthew Staugler at the
Darke County Visitors Bureau, (937) 548-5158 or
mstaugler@visitdarkecounty.org. Information can also be found on the
bureau’s website, www.VisitDarkeCounty.org on the home page and on the
‘news and press’ page.
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