Tourism Grant Application

Sponsored by the Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation.

All tourism grant applications must be submitted through this form. The form can be printed for your records when completed by using the “Print” button at the bottom of the page. If you need to save your application before you can complete filling it out, be sure to save your progress by clicking the "Save & Continue" button at the bottom of the page.

Please have the following documents available to upload as part of your application process:

REQUESTS FOR LESS THAN $25,000 AWARD

Last Year's Business Tax Return (For-Profit)
Certificate of Organization, Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Limited Partnership
Operating Agreement, Bylaws or Partnership Agreement
Quotes for all activities included in your application

REQUESTS BETWEEN $25,000 - $75,000 AWARD

Last Year's Business Tax Return (For-Profit)
Year-to-Date Profit & Loss (For-Profit)
Last Year's Financial Statement (Non-Profit)
Certificate of Organization, Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Limited Partnership
Operating Agreement, Bylaws or Partnership Agreement
Quotes for all activities included in your application

REQUESTS FOR $75,000 AND OVER AWARD

Last Year's Business Tax Return (For-Profit)
Year-to-Date Profit & Loss (For-Profit)
Previous Two Years Financial Statements (Non-Profit)
Certificate of Organization, Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Limited Partnership
Operating Agreement, Bylaws or Partnership Agreement
Quotes for all activities included in your application
Business Plan, Concept Plan, Economic Impact Report and/or Feasibility Study, as appropriate to your project

Return to the Tourism Grant page to view Guidelines, Final Reports and more.

Pre-Qualification

Have you met with CAEDC Staff about your grant application?:

Yes

Please set up an appointment to meet with a CAEDC representative.

Reach out to Ashley Kurtz to discuss Tourism Product Development Grants and/or Tourism Recovery Grants [email protected] | 717-240-7192.

Reach out to Patrick Bourque to discuss Destination Sales Grants. [email protected] | (717) 240-7185.

Section One: Contact Information

Organization Name:(Required)

Is your organization a Not-for-Profit or Governmental Enterprise?:(Required)

Yes

Tax EIN:(Required)

Physical Address(Required)

Physical Street Address: Physical Street Address 2: Physical City: Physical State: Physical ZIP: Physical Country:

Is your mailing address different than your physical address?:

Yes

Mailing Address(Required)

Mailing Street Address: Mailing Street Address 2: Mailing City: Mailing State: Mailing ZIP: Mailing Country:

Are there any other entities registered or operating at this address?:

Yes

Please provide the business name(s) of any other entities registered or operating at this address and describe their relation to the business submitting the application.:(Required)

Contact Name:(Required)

First Last

Contact Title:(Required)

Contact Email:(Required)

Contact Phone:(Required)

Please list the name, address, phone number, email and % ownership of any partners with stake in the business.(Required)

Awarded Projects may require signatures from partners on the Grant Agreement.

Section Two: Project Details

Select Program:(Required)

Please select one program.

Tourism Product Development

Tourism Recovery

Destination Sales

Applicants may only have one Tourism Recovery or Tourism Product Development grant open at a time.

Grant Request:(Required)

$25,000 - $250,000

Please enter a number from 25000 to 250000.

Grant Request:(Required)

$2,500 - $10,000

Please enter a number from 2500 to 10000.

Your Match:(Required)

Your match should be at least $0.50 for every $1.00 of the Grant Request.

Your Match:(Required)

You may have 25% in match and 25% in in-kind for a total of $0.50 for every $1.00 of the Grant Request.

In-Kind Match:(Required)

You may have 25% in match and 25% in in-kind for a total of $0.50 for every $1.00 of the Grant Request.

* *If you are a for-profit business requesting over $25,000 you will need to submit three years of federal tax returns (business & personal), current personal financial statement, interim balance sheet and interim P&L” to “Please upload last years tax return. For requests over $25,000, please also upload your YTD P&L.

Please upload financial statements and entity information as outlined at the top of this application.

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Max. file size: 50 MB.

Please check the appropriate category that you are seeking funding for:(Required)

Soft Product Development

Asset Product Development

Please check the appropriate category that you are seeking funding for:(Required)

Purchase of New and Used Machinery and Equipment

Marketing or Advertising to New Audiences

Development of New Experiences

Deferred Maintenance

If you are requesting $75,000 or more, please upload your Business Plan, Concept Plan, Economic Impact Report and/or Feasibility Study, as appropriate to your project.

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Max. file size: 50 MB.

1. Provide a brief description of your organization, including how many customers/visitors you received in the past two full calendar years.(Required)

Provide any demographic information you have about your customers/visitors, i.e. age, income, geographic location of residency, etc.

1. Provide a brief description of your organization and/or event, including attendance information from prior years.(Required)

Provide any demographic information you have about the attendees, i.e. age, income, geographic location of residency, etc. Please also include if you’ve received grant funding from other destinations.

2. How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your business?(Required)

Include as appropriate loss of sales and/or visitors, unforeseen costs, or other hardships.

2. Provide a description of your grant request, including the event dates, the estimated number of hotel rooms booked, expected increase of visitors and/or expansion of draw markets and enhancements to the visitor experience.(Required)

Also include how it will impact other businesses in the area (i.e. venue rentals, restaurants, etc.).

3. Provide a description of your project, including how it will increase overnight visits to your business or the destination, expected increase of visitors and/or expansion of draw markets and enhancements to the visitor experience.(Required)

Include as appropriate increases in visitors, sales and or new markets attracted. If awarded, you will be asked if you achieved your expected success on your final report

3. Provide how you will measure the success of your project, if awarded.(Required)

Include as appropriate estimated economic impact (EEI), overnight visitors, registered participants, the number of paid attendees.

4. Provide how you will measure the success of your project, if awarded.(Required)

Include as appropriate increases in visitors, sales and or new markets attracted. If awarded, you will be asked if you achieved your expected success on your final report.

5. If your project cannot be fully funded, how would you adapt the project? What would this mean for your business or event?(Required)

4. If your project cannot be fully funded, how would you adapt the project? What would this mean for your business or event?(Required)

Section Three: Project Budget

Please complete the below budget as completely as possible.

Are you applying for more than one year’s worth of funding? Multi-year applications will be considered; grant requests may not exceed $100,000 per year.(Required)

Yes

CAEDC Grant Request

Your Organization's Cash Match Amount

In-Kind Match Amount

Are Funds Confirmed?

Yes

Indicate Funding Sources

Hours should be formatted as 000.00. Money amount should be formatted as $000.00.

Other Funding Sources Amount*

Are Funds Confirmed?

Yes

Indicate Funding Sources

Total Project Revenue

*A letter of commitment is required for all other funding sources listed above.

Upload letter of commitment:

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Max. file size: 50 MB.

Project Expenses

Expense 1

Amount

Notes

Expense 2

Amount

Notes

Expense 3

Amount

Notes

Expense 4

Amount

Notes

Expense 5

Amount

Notes

Expense 6

Amount

Notes

Expense 7

Amount

Notes

Expense 8

Amount

Notes

Expense 9

Amount

Notes

Expense 10

Amount

Notes

Total Project Costs

Upload Copies of Quotes

Copies of quotes are required with the application. If you have more than ten project expenses, please group the expenses into a few main categories above, and submit an excel document with all expenses broken out.

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Max. file size: 50 MB.

Year 1 Grant Request

Year 1 Cash Match

Year 1 Additional Funding Sources

Year 2 Grant Request

Year 2 Cash Match

Year 2 Additional Funding Sources

Year 3 Grant Request

Year 3 Cash Match

Year 3 Additional Funding Sources

Upload Copies of Quotes & Budget Spreadsheet.

Copies of quotes are required with the application. Please also upload an excel document outlining your budget, including expenses, cash match and any other matching funds. Each year should be presented on a separate worksheet in the document.

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Max. file size: 50 MB.

Section Four: Project Timeline

Please provide a month-by-month timeline below outlining high-level activities. Indicate areas where delays may be encountered.

Be sure to include the following milestones:

Allow 75 days for committee reviews and agreement signatures from the time an application is submitted to the project start.
Allow 105 days for the time an application is submitted to the first funds distribution is received.
Include a progress report 6 months after the agreement is signed.
Include your anticipated completion date. Tourism Recovery Grants must be completed in 12 months; Tourism Product Development Grants must be completed in 18 months; Destination Sales Grants must be completed in 24 months.
Include the date of your Final Report submission; no more than 60 days from your project completion date.

Please provide a month-by-month timeline below outlining high-level activities. Indicate areas where delays may be encountered.

Be sure to include the following milestones:

Allow 75 days for committee reviews and agreement signatures from the time an application is submitted to the project start.
Allow 105 days for the time an application is submitted to the first funds distribution is received.
Include your anticipated completion date. Tourism Recovery Grants must be completed in 12 months; Tourism Product Development Grants must be completed in 18 months; Destination Sales Grants must be completed in 24 months.
Include the date of your Final Report submission; no more than 60 days from your project completion date.

Month-By-Month Timeline(Required)

Consent(Required)

I/We affirm that all information in this application and all attachments are true and correct to the best of my/our ability, and that the receipt of any funds relative to this request will be used for the purpose detailed within this application. I/We agree to abide by all local, state and federal regulation as they apply. I/We understand that CAEDC may request additional information and/or personal interview from applicants.

I agree.

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