News Release Nebraska Tourism
Nebraska Tourism announced grant awards totaling $769,334 in the Community Impact and Tourism Marketing Grant program's combined application cycle. The Commission received a total of 88 applications this grant cycle requesting $1,450,200.61 in funding.
“The grant programs are designed to encourage communities in all corners of the state to market their destination or event to potential visitors. Increasingly, people are considering Nebraska as a travel destination, so it is important to demonstrate everything our state has to offer,” said John Ricks, executive director of the Nebraska Tourism Commission. “It was exciting to see some new events and places apply or try out something new this year and we are eager to see what impact it has on tourism in Nebraska."
Awardees this grant cycle include:
$100,000.00 Omaha Equestrian Foundation for promotion of the 2023 FEI Jumping, Dressage & Vaulting World Cup Finals
$45,782.00 Golden Spike Tower & Visitor Center for promotion of North Platte Rail Days and general marketing
$25,000.00 Dawes County Tourism to market Northwest Nebraska
$24,737.50 Burwell Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for strategic marketing initiatives
$18,858.75 Bone Creek Art Museum for marketing promotions
$18,345.00 Grand Island Convention and Visitors Bureau for the 2023 Branding Campaign
$18,247.50 Visit Omaha for marketing promotions
$15,400.00 Willa Cather Foundation for marketing promotions
$14,840.00 Visit North Platte for 2023 tourism marketing
$14,045.00 Kearney Visitors Bureau for marketing campaign promotions
$14,000.00 Prairie Arts Center for promotion of the 2023 season
$13,500.00 Fontenelle Forest for marketing promotions
$12,500.00 Lincoln Children's Museum for Here We Grow marketing campaign
$12,375.00 Lied Lodge & Arbor Day Farm for marketing promotions
$12,000.00 Prairie Creek Vineyards for tourism marketing
$12,000.00 YFC. Inc to promote Maha Festival 2023
$11,000.00 Ashland Chamber of Commerce for tourism growth project
$11,000.00 Beatrice/Gage County Tourism for marketing promotions
$10,800.00 Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association for Nebraska Wines marketing promotions
$10,500.00 MECA Tri-Park Complex LLC for promotion of The RiverFront
$10,500.00 Nebraska City Tourism & Commerce for Visit Nebraska City promotions
$10,500.00 Hastings Museum marketing promotions
$10,500.00 Norfolk Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for area marketing
$10,000.00 Three Trails Classic Series Draft Horse Show for promotion of the 2023 event
$10,000.00 Western Nebraska Tourism Coalition for 2023 marketing promotions
$10,000.00 Gering Visitors Bureau for leisure markets campaign
$10,000.00 Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust for Wildlife Viewing Area promotion
$10,000.00 Freedomtainment for promotion of 2023 Omaha Freedom Festival
$10,000.00 Native Omaha Days Organizing Committee for promotion of 2023 Native Omaha Days
$9,750.00 Red Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce for marketing promotions
$9,750.00 Phelps County Visitors Committee to promote Get Away From it All in the Heart of it All
$9,750.00 WNCC Foundation for promotion of the Platte Valley Companies Monument Marathon
$9,500.00 Platte PEER Group for marketing Bader Park and Dark Island Trail
$9,500.00 Nebraska Trails Foundation to promote Tour de Nebraska
$9,000.00 Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce for promotion of Lexington's brand
$9,000.00 Discover Northeast Nebraska for 2023 marketing promotions
$9,000.00 Ord Area Chamber for Valley County tourism promotions
$9,000.00 Cherry County Tourism for marketing promotions
$9,000.00 Nebraska Craft Brewers Guild for promotion of Drink Local Nebraska
$8,625.00 Columbus Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for marketing promotions
$8,000.00 Nebraska Flyway for marketing promotions
$7,988.25 Crofton Community Club for promotion of Crofton's Dam Race
$7,500.00 Omaha Community Playhouse for imagery development
$7,350.00 Friends of the State Museum for promotion of Museum Monday
$7,000.00 Classic Car Collection for the visitor awareness campaign
$6,937.50 Pheasant Bonanza Hunt Club for marketing promotions
$6,860.00 Father Flanagan's Boys Home/Boys Town for group tour marketing
$6,295.00 The Archway for marketing promotions
$6,000.00 Museum of Nebraska Art for promotion of the Reopening Campaign
$6,000.00 Knox County Visitors Bureau for marketing promotions
$5,500.00 Friends of Lied Center for Performing Arts for promotion of the Broadway Series
$5,500.00 Joslyn Castle & Gardens for marketing promotions
$5,500.00 Gothenburg Chamber of Commerce for marketing promotions
$5,250.00 McCook/Red Willow County for marketing promotions
$5,000.00 English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association for promotion of the 60th Anniversary National Amateur Championship
$5,000.00 Stuhr Museum for marketing promotions
$5,000.00 Sandhills Journey National Scenic Byway for marketing promotions
$5,000.00 Hastings PFLAG for promotion of Hastings Pride
$4,500.00 Custer County Agricultural Society for promotion of the rodeo
$4,500.00 Red Path Gallery & Tasting Room for 10th Anniversary promotions
$4,000.00 Lux Center for the Arts for promotion of the 2023 Mural Project
$4,000.00 The Durham Museum for marketing promotions
$4,000.00 Nebraska Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway for website development
$3,750.00 High Plains Historical Society for website development
$3,500.00 Oregon Trail Community Foundation for promotion of the Old West Balloon Fest 2023
$3,425.00 Grounded Nebraska for promotion of A Gravel Festival
$3,375.00 Great Plains Welsh Heritage Project for promotion of North American Festival of Wales
$3,310.00 Omaha Sports Commission for marketing promotions
$2,550.00 Keith County Visitors Committee for marketing promotions
$2,500.00 Lincoln Arts Council for promotion of the 2023 Lincoln Arts Festival
$2,000.00 Deer Springs Winery for marketing promotions
$1,500.00 Kool-Aid Days for marketing promotions
$1,500.00 Kearney Area Community Foundation for Kearney Cultural Partners Outreach to Travelers
$437.50 Village of Steele City for promotion of Celebrating 150 Years
$375.00 Duncan Volunteer Fire Department for promotion of 2023 Duncan Ribfest
$125.00 Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska for promotion of 41st Annual BRAN