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  1. Matching Funds Program

    The Matching Funds Program provides local non-profit tourism organizations with financial assistance to promote tourism in their areas. The program is administered by KDT staff in accordance with 300 KAR 1:010, Regional Marketing and Matching Funds Program. ... View Kentucky Tourism Region Map Allowable Projects. 2024-2025 Matching Funds ...

  2. PDF Regional Marketing and Matching Funds Program FY 2023/24

    The Regional Marketing & Matching Funds Program offers reimbursement for projects, which are in direct support of the promotion and marketing efforts of a tourism event, attraction or geographic area. Who can apply? • Tourism Commission, Convention & Visitors Bureau or DMO with 501c3 or 501c6 Status. Federal Agencies.

  3. PDF Kentucky Tourism Recovery & Investment Proposal

    1 MARKETING KENTUCKY (KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, KDT) AMOUNT - $35 Million ... (TMIP) matching funds to tourism commissions. 300 KAR 1:010. Section 6 (3)(a)-(b). USES & ACCOUNTABILITY - Allowable uses of funds to include, but not be limited to, uses permitted for the TMIP. 300 KAR 1:010. Sections 8-17.

  4. promoting tourism in Kentucky.

    Department of Tourism (New Administrative Regulation) 300 KAR 1:021. Process for the distribution of tourism recovery and investment funds appropriated by the General Assembly in the 2022 Regular Session from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. RELATES TO: KRS 91A.350, 148.522, 148.525, Ky Acts Ch. 199 (RS ...

  5. ARPA Funds Released For Local Tourism Groups

    Each tourism commission that has participated in the Kentucky Department of Travel matching funds program will qualify to receive these funds, which must only be used for marketing and advertising purposes — and distributions will be based on respective county shares of the overall tourism and economic impact reports officially filed in 2019 ...

  6. PDF Kentucky Tourism Recovery & Investment Plan

    KENTUCKY TOURISM RECOVERY & INVESTMENT PLAN FUNDING APPROVED: $75 MILLION MARKETING KENTUCKY (KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, KDT), KDT) ... with allowable uses to be the same or similar to uses allowed under the current matching funds program, Allocation to be administered by KDT. (Legislature added a 10% match requirement.)

  7. Title 300 Chapter 1 Regulation 021 • Kentucky Administrative

    Section 1. As soon as the funding is available pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Kentucky Department of Tourism shall develop and administer the process for distributing tourism recovery and investment funds appropriated by the General Assembly in the 2022 Regular Session from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to eligible recipients.

  8. Gov. Beshear: $75 Million Will Boost Kentucky's Tourism Industry and

    Funding helps address impacts of COVID on state's $8.9 billion tourism industry. FRANKFORT, KY (July 25, 2022) - Today, Gov. Beshear and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Mike Berry announced that Kentucky will allocate $75 million to boost the state's tourism industry and economy following a decline in visitors brought on by the pandemic.

  9. PDF Tourism, Arts and Heritage

    Kentucky Department of Tourism 3,205,000 3,247,700 Parks 99,833,800 100,085,900 Horse Park Commission 10,754,500 12,710,900 ... one percent lodging tax funds effectively by providing Matching Funds for marketing and promotional efforts. Also included in this division is the staffing and management of the seven state welcome centers (Franklin ...

  10. Matching Funds Program

    The Matching Funds Program provides local non-profit tourism organizations with financial assistance to promote tourism in their areas. The program is administered by KDT staff in accordance with 300 KAR 1:010, Regional Marketing and Matching Funds Program. ... View Kentucky Tourism Region Map MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS ALLOWABLE PROJECTS 2018 ...

  11. Section 300 KAR 1:010

    Section 300 KAR 1:010 - Procedure for Regional Marketing and Matching Funds Program. RELATES TO: KRS 91A.350, 142.406, 148.522, 148.525, 273.161-273.405 NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 148.525(2) requires the Division of Marketing and Advertising to be responsible for the state matching fund tourism advertising program. KRS 148.525(3) authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of ...

  12. Tourism Impact

    The total economic impact of tourism in Kentucky in 2022 was $12.9 billion. Kentucky offers visitor experiences unlike any place else in the world. Visitors to Kentucky spent $8.9 billion in 2022. Tourism supports over 91,660 jobs. Tourism jobs include highly skilled, highly paid technical, managerial and professional positions; entrepreneurial ...

  13. PDF KENTUCKY TOURISM RECOVERY & INVESTMENT PLAN

    percentage of Kentucky's total 2019 tourism economic impact. This is similar to the formula already used by KDT for distribution of Tourism Marketing Incentive Program (TMIP) matching funds. USES & ACCOUNTABILITY - Allowable uses of funds to include, but not be limited to, uses permitted for the TMIP. 300 KAR 1:010. Sections 8-17.

  14. $75M in funds planned to boost Kentucky tourism industry

    Gov. Beshear and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Mike Berry announced Monday that Kentucky will allocate $75,000,000 to the state's tourism industry. WDHN Dothan Dustin Massengill

  15. ARPA funds to be used to boost local tourism

    The Danville-Boyle County Tourism Office applied for and has now received $138,260 from that $25 million. To receive the funds, the tourism commission had to commit 10 percent in matching funds, bringing the total amount that will be spent on ARPA-related projects in Danville and Boyle County to more than $150,000. "When we applied for the ...

  16. PDF MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM The Key to Funding

    The ARPA Grant offers funding for projects, which are direct support of the promotion and marketing efforts tourism event, attraction or geographic area. Program Deadlines: August 1 - September 30 - Applications submitted. September/October - Contracts will be sent for signature and grant award checks are disbursed to eligible applicants.

  17. SBIR/STTR Funding and Match

    The Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Award Program is a non-dilutive, reimbursable grant, awarded on a competitive basis. The grant will match up to $100,00 for a Phase I project, and up to $150,000 for a phase two project. Applicants must be recipients of a SBIR/STTR award, a for-profit company, and based in, or willing to re-locate to, Kentucky.

  18. PDF Kentucky's Tourism Industry Works for Kentuckians

    • Harm to small cities' tourism promotion through possible restaurant tax reduction • Local pressures to direct lodging and restaurant tax funds to non-tourism purposes Battle #2: Internal -Competition for Industry Legitimacy and Buy-In Reduction or redirection of existing funds will jeopardize existing benefits.

  19. Matching Funds Program

    The Matching Funds Program provides local non-profit tourism organizations with financial assistance to promote tourism in their areas. The program is administered by KDT staff in accordance with 300 KAR 1:010, Regional Marketing and Matching Funds Program. ... View Kentucky Tourism Region Map Allowable Projects. 2024-2025 Matching Funds ...

  20. PPTX MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM The "Key" to Funding

    The EDA Grant offers funding for projects, which are in direct support of the promotion and marketing efforts of a tourism event, attraction or geographic area. Program Deadlines: January 31 - Grant Guidelines, application and maximum available allocation released to all eligible organizations. February 18 - Application Deadline by Close of ...

  21. SBIR-STTR matching funds program supports high ...

    Nine innovative Kentucky companies recently received a total of $900,000 in state matching grants to support the growing technology industry in Kentucky. The grants are part of the Commonwealth's nationally recognized Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Matching Funds Program.

  22. Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund

    Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund. How will my donation help those impacted? To date, over $52.3 million dollars has been raised from the generous donations of over 150,000 individuals and organizations from all over the world. Distributions and pledges from the fund include: $810,000 in funeral expenses to the families of the deceased

  23. PDF Kentucky Department of Tourism (KDT) ARPA/SLFRF ...

    125,000 square feet and above up to a maximum $5 million. et up to a maximum $3 million35,000 to 74. 999 square feet up to a maximum $1.5 millionThe maximum grant amount is up to $500,000. KDT w. are feet up to a maximum $500,00010,000 to 14,999 square feet up to a maximum $200,0005,000 to 9,999 square feet up t.

  24. PDF KENTUCKY G.R.A.N.T. PROGRAM

    Kentucky has two of these areas - a collection of 21 counties in Eastern ... identified areas visit energycommunities.gov. P u t t i n g K e n t u c k y. o n t h e M a p w i t h. H B 9. The G.R.A.N.T. program. establishes an innovative. grant matching fund in. Kentucky, enabling better access to federal resources for nonprofit projects in rural ...