Spring 2019 Tourism Program Grant Awards

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

The Tompkins County Tourism Program, upon the recommendation of the Strategic Tourism Planning Board (STPB), awarded over $220,000 in grants to 40 organizations following approval from the County Legislature. Grants were awarded in three categories:

Tourism Project Grants – funding for efforts that draw visitors to Tompkins County for overnight stays or accomplish critical actions listed in the “2020 Strategic Tourism Plan.”
$137,500 was awarded for 21 applications
Tourism Marketing & Advertising Grants – funding for marketing and advertising campaigns that attract visitors from outside Tompkins County.
$54,000 was awarded for 19 applications
Community Celebrations Grants – funding for local events that convey our unique culture and history.
$28,838 was awarded for 22 applications

A detailed list of all grants awarded is attached. The Tourism Program will announce a fall round for Community Celebrations grants later this year. All funding for the Tourism Project grant and Tourism Marketing & Advertising grant has been allocated for 2019.

The Tompkins County Tourism Program annually invests over $2.5 million in local hotel room occupancy tax dollars in community-based tourism to promote economic development and enhance quality of life. This program is guided by the STPB. Tourism grants have supported the activities of dozens of local organizations contributing to local tourism and community vitality. In 2017 tourism in Tompkins County supported 3,700 local jobs, generated $216 million in visitor spending, and raised more than $16.2 million in local tax revenues.

Learn more at the Tourism Program website.

Spring 2019 Community Celebrations Grant Awards

Applicant Organization	Celebration Name	Date(s)	Amount
Center for Community Transportation	Streets Alive! Ithaca	Apr 28 & Oct 1	1.400 đô la
Child Development Council	Playdate in the Park	Ngày 26 tháng 6	500 USD
Danby Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.	Danby Community Day	Sep 21	1.525 đô la
Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers, Inc.	Celebrating Dorothy Cotton’s Legacy in Ithaca and Beyond	Ngày 10 tháng 5	2.250 đô la
Southworth Library Association	Dryden Holiday Celebration	Dec 17	1.500 đô la
Dryden Lake Festival, Inc.	Dryden Lake Festival 2019	Ngày 27 tháng 7	1.500 đô la
Dryden Town Historical Society	Homestead Heritage Fair 2019	Oct 5	1.500 đô la
Finger Lakes Finns	Fostering Finnish Folkways	May 21 - Sep 29	925 USD
Greater Ithaca Activities Center, Inc.	GIAC Festival of Nations	Sep 7	2.250 đô la
Groton Girl Scout Troop 41432 c/o Village of Groton	Groton Community Night	Aug 6	750 USD
Groton Olde Home Days	Groton Olde Home Days	Aug 23 - 25	2.200 đô la
Ithaca Children’s Garden	International Mud Day	Ngày 29 tháng 6	1.500 đô la
Lansing Events Committee Inc.	2019 Lansing Community Celebration	June 6 - 7	2.000 đô la
Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County	Latinx Heritage Month	Sep 15 - Oct 15	1.000 đô la
Multicultural Resource Center	First Peoples Festival	Sep 28	1.250 đô la
New Roots Charter School	Rootstock	Ngày 18 tháng 5	500 USD
Newfield Memorial Day Committee	Memorial Day Parade and Services 2019	Ngày 27 tháng 5	523 USD
Thị Trấn Newfield	2019 Newfield Music Series at Mill Park	June 12 - Sep 11	850 USD
Triphammer Arts Inc.	Watermusic/Dancing on the Trail	Ngày 12 tháng 7	1.950 đô la
Historic Ithaca	2019 Tompkins County Walk and Talks	June 22 - Aug 24	1.265 đô la
The History Center (on behalf of all TCHC Partners)	TCHC Community Celebration	Ngày 10 tháng 5	1.000 đô la
Town of Groton	11th Annual Verne Morton Memorial Photography Show & Contest	Aug 23 - 24	700 USD
TOTAL			28.838 đô la

Spring 2019 Tourism Project Grant Awards

Applicant	Project Title	Event Dates	Award
2019 Science Olympiad National Tournament	2019 Science Olympiad National Tournament	May 31 - June 1	9.500 đô la
Cayuga Lake Wine Trail	Winery Property Wayfinding Signage	May 1 - Aug 1	3.000 đô la
Community Arts Partnership	Spring Writes Literary Festival	May 2 - 5	3.000 đô la
Community Arts Partnership	Greater Ithaca Art Trail	N/A	1.000 đô la
Downtown Ithaca Alliance	2019 Winter Light Festival	Dec 5 - 15	11.000 đô la
Friends of Stewart Park, Inc.	Paddle, Pedal & Play Festival (P3Fest)	Aug 31	9.000 đô la
Greater Ithaca Activities Center	GIAC's Festival of Nations & Gus Macker Tournament	Sep 7 & 8	16.000 đô la
Historic Ithaca	Downtown Architecture Tours & More	N/A	7.000 đô la
Ithaca Children's Garden	Engaging exhibits and essential signage to connect visitors to the living world	N/A	3.000 đô la
Ithaca College Office of Sponsored Research	Qinfolk Festival \| QTPOC Film, Arts & Mental Health	Oct 5	2.000 đô la
Ithaca Festival	Silent Disco	May 31 - June 2	5.000 đô la
Ithaca Shakespeare Company, Inc.	2019 Summer Shakespeare Festival	July 11 - 28	7.500 đô la
Ithaca Underground	Big Day In #15 and Naked Noise #11	Dec 1 & Apr 15, 2020	2.500 đô la
Kitchen Theatre Company	Kitchen Theatre Company Production of TRIBES	June 2 - 23	13.000 đô la
Opera Ithaca Incorporated	Opera Ithaca Collaboration: La Boheme with Cayuga Chamber Orchestra	Sep 28 & 29	8.500 đô la
Paleontological Research Institution	Bees Exhibit	N/A	7.500 đô la
Sciencenter	Sciencenter Wayfinding Evaluation and Upgrades	N/A	10.000 đô la
Tea Leaves Inc	Ithaca Reggae Fest	Ngày 29 tháng 6	8.500 đô la
The Cherry Arts, Inc.	2019-20 Cherry Arts Production Enhancement Funding	N/A	4.000 đô la
Triphammer Arts Inc.	Opera Cowpokes Alive! Outdoor Music and Dance Performances	Aug 1 - 4	3.000 đô la
Wizarding Weekend	Wizarding Weekend 2019	Oct 26	3.500 đô la
TOTAL			137.500 đô la

Spring 2019 Tourism Marketing and Advertising Grant Awards

Applicant	Project Title	Event Dates	Award
Community Arts Partnership	Spring Writes Literary Festival	May 2 - 5	2.000 đô la
Community Arts Partnership	Greater Ithaca Art Trail	N/A	2.500 đô la
Community Arts Partnership	Fingers Lakes Pottery Tour	May 11 & 12	3.500 đô la
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County	Open Farm Days 2019!	Aug 10 & 11	4.000 đô la
Discovery Cayuga Lake [CTA]	New Collaborations on Cayuga	N/A	3.500 đô la
Downtown Ithaca Alliance	2019 Winter Light Festival	Dec 5 - 15	3.000 đô la
Hangar Theatre	More the Merrier Campaign	Dec 8 -22	5.000 đô la
Historic Ithaca	Downtown Architecture Tours & More	N/A	3.500 đô la
Ithaca College Office of Sponsored Research	Qinfolk Festival \| QTPOC Film, Arts & Mental Health	Oct 5	4.000 đô la
Ithaca Festival	Silent Disco	May 31 - June 2	3.000 đô la
Ithaca Shakespeare Company Inc	2019 Summer Shakespeare Festival	July 11 - 28	1.000 đô la
Ithaca Underground	Big Day In #15 and Naked Noise #11	Dec 1 & Apr 15, 2020	2.000 đô la
Kitchen Theatre Company	Kitchen Theatre Company Production of TRIBES	June 2 - 23	4.000 đô la
Opera Ithaca Incorporated	Opera Ithaca Collaboration: La Boheme with Cayuga Chamber Orchestra	Sep 28 & 29	2.500 đô la
Paleontological Research Institution	Bees Exhibit	N/A	3.000 đô la
Tea Leaves Inc	Ithaca Reggae Fest	Ngày 29 tháng 6	4.000 đô la
The Cherry Arts, Inc.	2019-20 Cherry Arts Production Enhancement Funding	N/A	1.000 đô la
Village of Trumansburg	2019 Trumansburg Farmers Market Marketing and Advertising	N/A	1.500 đô la
Wizarding Weekend	Wizarding Weekend 2019	Oct 26	1.000 đô la
TOTAL			54.000 đô la