Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 25 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part V - Office of Tourism
Chapter 7 - Major Events Incentive Program
Section V-707 - Minimum Requirements for Eligibility to Apply
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-707
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The department shall only consider MEIP grant applications that meet minimum eligibility criteria.
1. applicant eligibility:
a. eligibility to apply for an MEIP grant
award is limited to event producers and hosts, local organizing committees,
endorsing municipalities, endorsing parishes, official tourism commissions,
convention and visitors bureaus, and official destination marketing
organizations.
2. event
eligibility:
a. eligibility to receive MEIP
funding is limited to events that meet all of the following criteria:
i. The event is included in the definition of
qualified major event; and
ii. A
site selection organization, the event producer, or host selects or has
selected a site in Louisiana under either of the following circumstances:
(a). after holding a bidding or invitation
selection process involving required terms and conditions that could be
fulfilled by sites not located in Louisiana; or
(b). as the sole site for the event or the
sole site for the event in a region composed of Louisiana and one or more
states; and
iii. The
event is not held more than one time per year in Louisiana or any other state.
The provisions of this Clause shall not apply to events occurring twice in one
year due to a natural disaster, an act of God, force majeure, a catastrophe,
pandemic, or such other occurrence which causes the event to move or be
rescheduled.
3.
expense eligibility:
a. The use of an MEIP
grant award is limited to the following purposes:
i. to pay or reimburse the costs of applying
or bidding for selection as the site of the event; and
ii. to pay or reimburse the costs of planning
for or conducting the event.
B. An applicant shall ensure its application for an MEIP grant includes all necessary information, documentation, and certifications to verify compliance with the minimum eligibility requirements.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 51:1260.
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