Conference Grants Applications

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Conference Grant Cycle

The purpose is to enhance Alachua County as a destination by contributing to the development of tourism as allowed by Section 125.0104, Florida Statutes, Chapter 38 of the Alachua County Code of Ordinances.

Priority for grant funding will be given to projects that have the greatest potential for bringing visitors to Alachua County who will stay in overnight in hotels, motels, bed and breakfast inns, RV parks and campgrounds.

Conference Grant Application

Conference Grant Calendar

	SPRING	FALL
Grant Workshop	Thursday, March 4, 2010 Community Treasures Conf. Room 12 SE 1st St. First Floor 10: 00 am	Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 Community Treasures Conf. Room 12 SE 1st St. First Floor 10: 00 am
DEADLINE FOR TURNING IN APPLICATIONS	4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2010	4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2010
Review by Alachua County staff	April 1 - 9, 2010	October 4 - 8
Review by TDC Subcommittee	April 12 -30, 2010	October 11 -29
TDC approval of Fund Allocations	May 19, 2010	November 17, 2010
Funds Available	Upon Completion of Conference

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TDC Education Scholarship Program

Download the Scholarship Application Here

This program allows local (Alachua County) tourism agencies, event and festival coordinators and TDC members to learn new ideas in tourism promotion, management, performance standards and benchmarks, sustainability and product development. This program would partially fund travel to Tourism Conferences whose theme highlights the particular educational need of the attending agency. Overall, the goal is to educate local agencies and/or individuals on the value of attracting visitors to our area and the tax relief they bring. Tourism places a value on those things in our community that visitors enjoy and we must learn how to make those things easily accessible to the visitor.

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Tourist Product Development Grant

Applications for the Tourist Product Development Grant Program can be found HERE.