Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 6 - Economic Development
Part 1 - Financial Resources
Chapter 17 - Amended Visit Mississippi Tourism Matching Grants Program
Rule 6-1-17.6 - Checklist for Project Requirements
Current through September 24, 2024
All projects receiving a grant must adhere to the following rules. If any of these rules are not followed, a project will be deemed ineligible for consideration, and the Director of Visit Mississippi will withhold monies to the project. The rules are:
A. Display Visit Mississippi's logo and grant phrase. All funded projects must display the Visit Mississippi logo. All radio ads must use the grant phrase, "This project is partially funded by Visit Mississippi." Projects will receive NO funding if the logo/grant phrase is not included on the project(s).
B. Display organizations' contact information. All funded projects must list the contact information such as address, telephone number and/or website for general inquiries.
C. Copy should generate interest in local tourism offerings (product). Ineligible material includes quality of life, industrial/retirement recruitment, and will not be funded.
D. Grant monies cannot be used to match state-generated or appropriated funds.
E. If organization receives state appropriated funds, then the organization is ineligible for match grant funds under this program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 57-1-60, et seq (1972), as amended.
