概述
COVID-19 has had a continued 和 devastating impact on 维吉尼亚州’s tourism 和 hospitality industry in 维吉尼亚州. As the Commonwealth prepares to restore tourism economic impact, VTC is offering these funds to spur economic activity 和 travel across the Commonwealth.
See the language from Chapter 1, 2021 Acts of Assembly below:
f. 旅游
1) $50,000,000 to the 维吉尼亚州 旅游 Authority (320) to support local domestic 市场营销 organizations, as well as the Authority’s 市场营销 和 incentive programs.
VTC has retained the services of a professional management company, 霍恩, as partner in the development 和 implementation of 旅游’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) program. 霍恩 will collect 和 review all program applications for compliance with VTC’s guidelines as well as broader state 和 federal compliance. The company will also be responsible for collecting 和 retaining all federally-required documentation to ensure that this program meets all federal regulations 和 can withst和 potential audits.
The ARPA program management portal may be accessed through this link: 应用门户
的问题, 申请人应先与霍恩联系, 和 if specific VTC input is needed, 霍恩 will contact the appropriate VTC staff member. 请使用以下邮箱:
请注意:
- Available funds have been allocated across all 133 维吉尼亚州 counties 和 independent cities based on the relative share of each locality to total state tax revenue attributable to tourism in 2019.
- 50% of allocated funds will be available upon approval of your plan. The remaining funds will be disbursed upon receipt of adequate documentation of payments for those items.
- 没有匹配要求.
- State/Federal agencies are not eligible to apply for this funding.
- 只接受网上提交的作品.
- Please do NOT send – via email or regular mail – any attachments or supplemental materials. 这些材料将不予审查. Only submit the requested 和 required information via the online application portal.
- 更多百老汇会员注册 合格和不合格的项目 和 一般程序问题(常见问题) may be found at their respective links 和 on the right side of this page.
DMO参与
If you have an officially recognized 维吉尼亚州 Destination 市场营销 Organization (DMO) – as of July 31, 2021 – a DMO Letter of Support MUST be included with your application. If there are multiple DMOs within your locality, each DMO MUST submit a Letter of Support.
有关弗吉尼亚州认可的dmo列表，请访问: http://maps.textstheromanceback.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DMOlist.pdf.
制定你的计划
弗吉尼亚州ARPA营销计划
VTC is offering three key 市场营销 resources to assist you in planning 和 implementing your ARPA-funded 市场营销 efforts: a refreshed W和erLove创意活动; vetted 付费媒体节目; 和 helpful 媒体策划指引.
弗吉尼亚ARPA旅游产品开发
VTC has opportunities for DMOs to utilize their ARPA grant funding for community tourism development projects identified through the 开2.0程序.
驱动器2.0 program focuses on identifying a community’s most competitive tourism product development need. 这些项目可能有资格获得ARPA的资助.
除了, communities may also use ARPA funds for 旅游 Development as long as the project is completed by ARPA deadline 和 can show that it helped with economic recovery by attracting new travelers.
提交你的计划
提交说明
在vatc下找到的网页.org/arpa contain guidance 和 information to assist in creating 和 submitting your 市场营销 plans to utilize the federal ARPA fund allocations as appropriated by the Governor 和 the General Assembly. Reporting 和 documentation requirements necessary to meet the federal instructions related to the appropriate uses of the funds based on specific criteria can be found within the application portal. 除本资料外，请参阅 常见问题 页面, 合格/不合格的 项目参考页面，以及 营销计划 进一步协助网页.
下载、打印并完成 这个版本 用于网上提交前的初步规划.
注:最终方案必须提交 通过门户在线.
截止日期信息
- 计划提交最早可于2021年10月29日开始.
- Plan submission must be received by no later than December 30, 2022.
- Approvals will be made as plans are submitted 和 reviewed.
关闭
感谢您参与这个过程. Together we can work to restore a healthy tourism economy for 维吉尼亚州. For further information please access the links below for additional resources to help develop your plan.