Provided by Visit Bucks County:
Visit Bucks County (VBC), the official tourism promotion agency of Bucks County is pleased to announce the Fall 2015 Tourism Grant program recipients. The Visit Bucks County Tourism Grant was instituted seven years ago to assist in the development and enhancement of not-for-profit tourism product in Bucks County. The VBC Tourism Grant is supported from a portion earned from the Bucks County lodging tax.
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This round, Visit Bucks County distributed $216,000 to 24 Bucks County not-for-profits. In total, Visit Bucks County has distributed more than $2.5 million in tourism funds since 2008.
Grant funding will be used for advertising, new museum exhibits, increased signage, restorations, website redesigns and enhancements, marketing collateral, capital improvements and more. Past successful uses of grant funding include efforts to market special exhibits to visitors like the Mercer Museum’s “LEGO® Castle Adventure” exhibit and the James A. Michener Art Museum’s “Blanket Statements” exhibit, as well as funds for the creation of materials to promote the new Center for the Arts in Bristol Borough.
Eligible recipients are limited to non-profits or other entities located in Bucks County and are marketing partners of the tourism office.
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Fall 2015 Recipients are as follows:
| Acting Naturally | $4,000 | |
| Bucks Beautiful | $10,000 | |
| Bucks County Audubon Society | $5,000 | |
| Bucks County Children’s Museum | $15,000 | |
| Bucks County Choral Society | $2,000 | |
| Bucks County Wine Trail | $5,000 | |
| Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce | $15,000 | |
| Delaware Canal 21 | $5,000 | |
| Friends of Washington Crossing Park | $30,000 | |
| Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce | $1,000 | |
| Heritage Conservancy | $15,000 | |
| Historic Fallsington | $1,000 | |
| Historical Society of Bensalem Township | $2,000 | |
| James A. Michener Art Museum | $25,000 | |
| Lenape Chamber Ensemble | $5,000 | |
| Mercer Museum | $25,000 | |
| New Hope Celebrates | $8,000 | |
| Newtown Chamber Orchestra | $2,000 | |
| Newtown Historic Association | $3,000 | |
| Newtown Theatre | $3,000 | |
| Pearl S. Buck International | $15,000 | |
| Pennsbury Society | $15,000 | |
| Quakertown Alive! | $3,000 | |
| Warminster Symphony | $2,000 | |
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Total |
$216,000 | |
Applications for the next tourism grant are due on April 1. Details regarding the tourism grant application process can be found on Visit Bucks County’s website: http://www.visitbuckscounty.com/about-vbc/partners/grant-program/.
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Specific questions regarding the grant program can be directed to Visit Bucks County President/COO, Jerry Lepping at JerryL@VisitBucksCounty.com.
