Visitors Center Grant Applications

APPLYING FOR TOURISM GRANTS

Visitors Center Inc. (VCI) maintains a grants pool from which tax-exempt organizations in Bartholomew County may request support for programs and events that will bring visitors into Bartholomew County, positively impact the quality of life in Bartholomew County, and/or support the mission of VCI. Since the source of these funds is the County Innkeeper’s Tax, a tax paid by visitors to the community and collected by lodging properties, all grants made from these funds must fall under the accepted uses as defined in Indiana Code 6-9-18-1. Grant requests are evaluated by the VCI Tourism Development Committee, a sub committee of the VCI Board of Directors.

VCI has two tourism related grant opportunities, Event Support and Tourism Development (programs/projects). For more information, please click links below. Questions regarding Event Support should be directed to Robin Gray. If you need the documents and applications in a word document, please contact Robin Gray. For Tourism Development questions, reach out to Misty Weisensteiner.

The Columbus Area Visitors Center recognizes the importance sporting events provide in making a positive impact on the quality of life in our community. We can assist your organization, providing your sporting event meets one or more of the following criteria:

• generates year-round overnight visitations
• generates media exposure for the city and county
• contributes to the quality of life in our community

For more information, please contact Kate Todd.