VisitGainesville Conference Grant
VisitGainesville offers a conference grant for incoming meetings and conferences in 2 cycles- one in the spring, and one in the fall. The purpose of the conference grant is to enhance Alachua County as a destination by contributing to the development of tourism.
To qualify, meeting professionals must complete the grant application and satisfy a number of criteria including confirming that their meeting or event produced hotel room nights in Gainesville/Alachua County. Individual grants cap at $10,000 and are available to corporate, association, or non-profit, public or privately-funded planners.
Although the application is available online any time here in PDF format, applications may only be submitted during the official grant cycles. (A Microsoft Word version of the application is also available here.)
For additional information, planners may contact Nancy Fischer (e-mail: nfischer@visitgainesville.com or John Pricher jop@visitgainesville.com) at VisitGainesville at (352) 374-5260 or toll-free at (866)778-5002.
Industry Partners- Use This Grant as a Recruiting Incentive!
The VisitGainesville Conference Grant is an excellent marketing and recruiting incentive for area hoteliers and facility managers to offer potential incoming meetings and conferences. Click here to download a press release for the upcoming grant cycle that you can provide to your meeting planners, and feel free to refer them to the VisitGainesville staff for more information on the conference grant program.
The Fall 2009 Grant Cycle is as follows:
- September 1, 2009- Grant Cycle Opens
- September, 30, 2009- Grant Cycle Closes- APPLICATIONS DUE BY 4:00PM.
- October 5-8, 2009- Applications Reviewed by VisitGainesville Staff
- October 12-30, 2009- Applications Reviewed by TDC Subcommittee
- November 18, 2009-TDC Approval of Grant Awards
*Funds are available upon completion of conference.*
