Organizational Partnership Grants
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Grant Program – Suggested Changes For FY09
Explore Minnesota Tourism is soliciting feedback on proposed changes to the 09 partnership grant guidelines and the guidelines for Innovative Marketing Grants. Comments should be directed to Gayle Junnila, 651/296-5205 or gayle.junnila@state.mn.us by Thursday, May 15, 2008.
Grant Program Suggested Changes - FY09
What Explore Minnesota Tourism offers: Organizational partnership grants up to $12,000 are available to use in marketing programs that will attract nonresident travelers to the state. Partnership grant funding can be used for advertising, trade and sports shows, familiarization tours, direct mail, international sales missions and research.
Who could benefit from this service: nonprofit tourism-promotion organizations, including statewide organizations
Qualifications: organizations must represent a single facet of the travel industry, or be a local organization representing all facets of the travel industry and designated as the primary tourism promotion organization for a city or community
Due By: Partnership grant guidelines are available in July, with applications due in October. Another round of partnership grants may be available to promote winter 08-09 activities; these grant requests would be due in May, 2008
Cost: Organizations are required to provide at least 60% of the total project cost
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Notes: This program also allows up to 25% of the grant awarded to be used for in-state advertising.
2008 Organizational Partnership Grant Guidelines
08-09 Winter Activity Grant Application
