A goal of the grant program is for the grant money awarded to serve as "seed" money, helping a project get started or grow, and for future grant awards for projects to decrease as each event or promotion becomes successful enough to be self-sustaining. This will allow funds to be used to assist new projects in getting started or to expand and to bring additional tourism to Fernley.
Grant funds will assist applicants:
The Board will consider applications on a case-by-case basis giving priority to projects with the highest deemed potential for attracting tourists to the City of Fernley and which will:
For eligible expenses, see https://www.cityoffernley.org/DocumentCenter/View/24362/FCTA-Grant-Guidelines-Revised-02-2021#page=3.