Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Tourism Grant

¿Quién puede postularse? Applicants may be for-profit or nonprofit organizations, volunteer-managed groups, or individuals. The organization must have a valid tax ID number and bank account; personal Social Security numbers and personal bank accounts are not accepted. Projects should be time-limited, seasonal, or pilot programs open to the public, such as new events, significant expansions, or first-time visitor experiences. Dollar-for-dollar matching is encouraged. Ineligible costs include routine operating, staffing, and administrative expenses; recurring annual events without meaningful expansion or tourism growth; political activities; and capital improvements unless directly tied to a new visitor initiative.

Fecha límite: Two annual application deadlines: April 15 and November 15. The event date must occur at least 45 days after the applicable cycle date. The April cycle covers events July 1–December 31; the November cycle covers events January 1–June 30.

Cultural Arts & Tourism Grants

¿Quién puede postularse? Projects must be time-limited and open to the public. Priority is given to first-time cultural events and programming, innovative or experimental work, meaningful community engagement, and significant expansions or reimagined components of existing events. Recurring annual events without meaningful expansion, routine operating/staffing/administrative expenses, discriminatory organizations, political organizations and candidates, applicants that have not fulfilled previous grant requirements, and capital improvements or renovations unless directly tied to a new visitor initiative are ineligible.

Fecha límite: Two annual application deadlines: April 15 and November 15. The grant information page states that both grant programs use the same annual cycle and application review process.

Funding Support for Meetings, Events, and Sports Organizations

¿Quién puede postularse? The scraped content does not state detailed eligibility requirements or award amounts. Funding support is described as being available to meetings, events, and sports organizations hosting events in Eau Claire.