Grants to Washington Nonprofits, For-Profits, and Municipalities in Eligible Regions to Promote Local Culture and Tourism

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Intent to Apply Date

08/17/22

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Application Deadline

08/22/22 5:00 PM - Receipt

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Geographic Focus

USA: Washington: City of Lakewood

2023 Lodging Tax Grant

City of Lakewood

Agency: Local

GrantWatch ID #141930

Grant Description

Grants to Washington nonprofit and for-profit organizations and municipalities in eligible regions for projects that support and encourage cultural activities and tourism. Applicants are required to submit a notice of intent prior to a full grant application. Funding is intended to promote tourism and for the operation, construction, and acquisition of tourism-related facilities. Projects must be designed to attract tourists to the City of Lakewood with the goal of increasing the number of overnight stays in local lodging facilities.

Funds are intended to:

Generate increased tourism in Lakewood resulting in overnight stays at local hotels.
Generate maximum economic benefit through overnight lodging, sale of meals and goods, and construction of tourism-related facilities.
Increase recognition of Lakewood throughout the region as a destination for tourism.
Increase opportunities for tourism by developing new visitor activities.

Tourism promotion is defined as, "...activities and expenditures designed to increase tourism, including but not limited to advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing information for the purpose of attracting and welcoming tourists; developing strategies to expand tourism; operating tourism promotion agencies; and funding marketing of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists.”

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Eligibility:

See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Any organization, including private businesses, can use the funds to advertise and promote tourism through the media. The promotion must be designed to attract tourists to Lakewood with the goal of increasing the number of overnight stays in the City’s lodging facilities.

Eligible organization types include: Non-profit, For-profit, Municipality, Private business, etc.

Pre-Application Information:

Program Schedule:
- Monday, August 1, 2022: Application period opens (application form available on City’s Finance webpage)
- Wednesday, August 17, 2022: Provide courtesy notification to Dana Kapla indicating your interest in applying and method of submittal. The purpose of this notification is to ensure your application is received.
- Monday, August 22, 2022: Applications due no later than 5:00pm
- Monday, August 22, 2022: LTAC agenda packet emailed to LTAC committee. Also made available online
- Thursday, September 22, 2022: LTAC meets to hear presentations and to make funding recommendations
- Monday, November 14 2022: Recommendations to Lakewood City Council Study Session
- Monday, November 21, 2022: Final decision on FY2023 award allocation adopted by Council
- January / February 2023: Contracts issued for FY2023 LTAC grant awards

Once approved for funding an organization must enter into a contract with the City and funding will be provided in quarterly installments or on a reimbursable basis.

Lakewood Ordinance No. 492 requires that all businesses and contractors (including non-profits) that contract with the city enroll and participate in the Federal E-Verify program. The business entity or contractor shall be required to continue its participation in the program throughout the course of its business relationship with the City.

Contact Information:

Applications can be emailed (preferred method) directly to Assistant Finance Director Dana Kapla at dkapla@cityoflakewood.us

Or mailed to
City Hall (Attention Dana Kapla), 6000 Main Street SW
Lakewood, WA 98499.

Arrangements can also be made to drop-off materials in person by contacting Dana Kapla at 253.983.773 or email dkapla@cityoflakewood.us.

Tho Kraus
Deputy City Manager
(253) 983-7706
Fax (253) 589-3774
TKraus@cityoflakewood.us

City of Lakewood City Hall
6000 Main St. SW
Lakewood, WA 98499