Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority
Part III - Community Development Division
Chapter 42 - Iowa Tourism Grant Program
Rule 261-42.1 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

"Authority" means the economic development authority created in Iowa Code section 15105..

"Collaborative application " means an application in either multiple partners are providing monetary support for the project.

"Head applicant" means the applicant on a collaborative application that is both the recipient of the funds and the administrator of the project.

"Marketing" means planning for or implementing efforts to publicize a community, event or destination using a range of strategies, tools and tactics.

"Meetings, and events" means the acquisition of regional or national tourism-related meetings and conventions; execution of local festivals or similar tourism events that positively impact local and state economies.

"Project" means a tourism-related marketing initiative, or an event that benefits both state and local economies.

"Rural area" means either a city with a population of 10,000 or less, or a county that is among the 33 least populated in Iowa based on the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

"Tourism " means a site or event that attracts people from beyond a 50-mile radius or people who spend the night away from home to visit a site or event.