Visit Eau Claire is now accepting the next round of grant applications from organizations through the semi-annual Tourism and Cultural Arts grant programs.
The Tourism Grant is intended to encourage tourism development and promotion through events that will generate overnight stays and/or extend visitor stays while creating a positive image of the Eau Claire area. It is appropriate for new and expanding festivals, sports tournaments, conventions, and other special events that have a room night impact on Chippewa Valley area hotels. It can be used to offset marketing, advertising, printing, postage and mailing costs.
The Cultural Arts Grants are intended to enhance the enjoyment and understanding of arts and culture in the region. Proposals may include performing arts, visual media, literary arts, folk art, festivals, local history, artist series, cultural programs for grades K-12, cultural traditions, or public art installations/programs. It can be used for any expense related to a cultural program that nourishes artistic expression and development, or enhances the enjoyment and understanding of arts and culture for community residents.
Executive Director, Benny Anderson says, “It has never been more exciting to be a part of the tourism and cultural arts scenes in the Chippewa Valley. The last round of grants requested far exceeded our normal budget and we were in a fortunate enough position to supplement with another 50 thousand dollars of grant funding. We have such amazing partners here and are proud once again to be able to support our partners in the community with another round of grants.”
Grant applications are reviewed by a committee at Visit Eau Claire and are accepted twice per year April and November. The deadline for this round is November 15th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
