Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1)
Eligibility. To be
eligible under the program, an applicant shall meet all of the following
requirements:
a. The applicant must be a
tourism-related entity based in the state of Iowa, including a nonprofit or
for-profit organization, city, county, or regional government or planning
entity.
b. The applicant shall
demonstrate an amount of local match equal to at least 25 percent of the amount
of grant funds to be received by the applicant under the program. The local
match shall be in the form of cash. Other state sources of funds shall not
qualify as local match. The local match must be spent on eligible expenses as
described in rule 261-42.6 (15).
c. The applicant shall submit a completed
application, including all of the information described in subrule
42.3(2).
d. The applicant shall
submit the application on or before the application deadline established in
subrule 42.3(3).
(2)
Application requirements. When submitting an application for
grant funds under the program, an applicant shall include all of the following
information:
a. The applicant's name, mailing
address, email address, telephone number, contact person, and federal employer
identification number. If the application is a collaborative application, the
head applicant shall identify itself and provide the names of all partner
applicants.
b. A detailed
description of the project, including an explanation of how the project either
markets tourism in Iowa or is a tourism-related meeting or event, and an
explanation of how state funds will support the project.
c. Written documentation that the grant
request is consistent with the cost of implementing the project. Examples of
written documentation include but are not limited to advertising rate sheets,
bids, quotes, and invoices.
d.
Written documentation establishing the amount and source of the required local
cash match.
e. Detailed information
sufficient to enable the authority to accurately assess the impact and quality
of the project described in the application. Such information shall include how
the project is part of an overall plan to increase tourism locally and in the
state of Iowa.
f. A description of
the applicant's plan to recognize the authority's Iowa tourism office for its
investment in the project.
g. If
the applicant is an event, attraction, restaurant or lodging facility, then the
applicant must provide verification that the information about the applicant
has been updated at or added to the authority's website,
www.traveliowa.com, within the 18
months preceding the application deadline. The authority may waive this
requirement at its sole discretion.
(3)
Deadlines. The authority
will only consider applications received on or before the applicable deadline.
The deadline shall be 4:30 p.m. the first Monday in August of each fiscal year
unless the authority, at its sole discretion, provides a different deadline for
the submission of applications. The authority may provide a different deadline
for the program as a whole, but the authority will not change the deadline at
the request of any individual applicant. The authority will develop an
application process and post all relevant application information, including
deadline changes, on its Internet site at www.traveliowa.com.
