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The County of Pike is offering project funds for tourism through projects presented to them by individuals, businesses, agencies or corporations with a physical presence/location in Pike County or a sponsoring Pike County Organization. These grant funds are made possible through the accommodations tax funds received by Pike County. All of these funds must be spent on ventures that promote area tourism.
Application and Project Deadline
Applications must be received by 5:00 pm on the deadlines provided.
Each applicant will be afforded the opportunity to attend a brief question and answer session with the Advisory Board. Applicants need not be available during the board’s review of an application. Applicants will be notified of application approval/denial as soon as the decision is made by the Advisory Board.
Application Requirements
- All applications must be typed
- All areas of the application must be completed
- All supporting materials must be submitted
Eligible Projects
Eligible applications include any individual, agency, group, business, or non-profit organization whose project has a beneficial impact on Pike County. The Advisory Board encourages creative projects that enhance the lives of residents of Pike County or promotes tourism in the community. This program supports projects that include but are limited to:
- Develops and/or expands tourism programs or facilities
- Builds partnerships and cooperative efforts among tourism providers
- Enhances and initiates efforts to attract visitors to the community
Projects must also comply with all local laws, and grantees are responsible for proper licensing, permits, insurance and other applicable requirements.
Ineligible Projects/Components
- Projects with full funding already in place
- Projects that do not have a beneficial impact on Pike County
- Funds may not be used for the benefit of a single individual.
Cost Reimbursement
- A complete project budget and schedule of completion must be included with the application
- Applicants must have accurate estimates included with the project budget
- Applicants are eligible for up to 100% funding and funds will be distributed as follows:
- Requests under $1,000—funding will be received up front upon approval
- Requests over $1,000—half of the funding will be received up front, with remainder received upon completion of project or per bills received, whichever is mutually agreed upon.
- Funds will be paid only to the applicant, not to contractors or vendors
- Quarterly reports will be submitted to Funding Advisory Board to update on progress and budget.
- Upon completion of the project, the applicant must submit documentation of expenses and a project recap
- Any funds that are not expended or are found to be outside the scope of the grant made by the Funding Advisory Board must be reimbursed/returned, by the applicant, to the Accommodations Tax Fund.
Review/Evaluation Criteria (Tourism)
Projects will be evaluated using certain criteria including but not limited to:
- Potential number of guests to be generated by the project, with emphasis on overnight stays in the community.
- Number of people the project will reach
- Financial need of the project
- Percentage of project funding being requested
- “Seed money” to start a new project or expand an existing project
- Quality of the project
- The likelihood that the project will achieve stated goals