Hotel/Motel Tax Funding

The objective is to help organizations and agencies undertake activities that would not be considered without special funding. The “CETRA” program is designed to assist in establishing activities and events which because of their own merit, can eventually grow and succeed without financial assistance from this program. Grant requests must reflect one or more of the areas shown below:

• Beautification of public property (i.e.: benches, bike racks, signage, planters, plantings, event equipment, etc.)
• Enhancement of Enterprise’s Historic Downtown  (i.e.: signage, marketing)
• Special Events
• Tourism Promotion & Tourism Related Facilities
• Other projects that will enhance Enterprise.

Priorities

The City of Enterprise is interested in funding organizations that demonstrate they have planned their projects with respect to the community’s overall needs. Grant applications should keep in mind that priority is given to projects that: 

• Generate overnight stays in Enterprise
• Encourage support of Enterprise business, restaurants and attractions
• Attract positive coverage in local, regional and national media
• Reach a broad segment of the community
• Request seed money for innovative programs related to the aforementioned criteria
• Seek multiple sources of support rather than rely on the City of Enterprise as a single funding source
• Yield benefits to the community for the resources invested
• Promote cooperation among event organizers to reduce costs
• Enhance or improve the community.

Grant Classifications:

• Community Projects: Projects that provide a benefit to the Community of Enterprise and its residents but do not fit within any of the other project categories set forth herein.
• County Projects: Programs, events, or projects that occur primarily outside the City limits of the City of Enterprise, but promote tourism and lodging within the City or otherwise confer a benefit on the residents of the City of Enterprise.
• Economic Development: Projects that benefit the vitality of the economy of Enterprise by retaining and creating job opportunities.
• Special Events: An event or gathering that relates to the culture or history of the City of Enterprise and/or that draw visitors to the City of Enterprise.
• Community Improvements: Programs of public improvements intended to beautify and improve the appearance of the City of Enterprise.
• Tourism Promotion: Advertising, publicizing, or distributing information for the purpose of attracting and welcoming tourists; conducting strategic planning and research necessary to stimulate future tourism development; operating tourism promotion agencies; and marketing special events and festivals designed to attract tourists; support of tourism-related facilities.
• Tourism Promotion Agency: An incorporated nonprofit organization or governmental unit that is responsible for the tourism promotion of a destination on a year-round basis; a nonprofit entity that manages tourism-related economic development plans, programs, and projects; a regional or statewide association that represents entities that rely on tourism-related business for more than 50 percent of their total income.
• Tourism Related Facility:  A conference center, convention center or visitor information center, and other improved real property that has a useful life of 10 or more years and has a substantial purpose of supporting tourism or accommodating tourist activities.