2023 08 15 City Council Packet

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TOURISM ENHANCEMENT GRANT 
ROUND 6 APPLICATION – QUESTIONS 
 
Use the checklist on Page 1 to verify all requirements. 
Application must be submitted in digital format, emailed to Andi.Grindley@tn.gov; CC: tourism.grants@tn.gov    
Answer all questions completely and label each answer with the corresponding question number. 
 
**Please TYPE your responses** 
 
1. Executive Summary: Must be completed on Application Cover Page. 
 
2. Describe the process of how this specific project was chosen and why is it needed? 
 
3. How does this project relate to and support existing musical, historical, cultural, recreational, scenic, or 
natural resources and experiential assets? 
 
4. Describe any partnerships leveraged and what their specific role will be in the project. 
 
5. How is this project an innovative or creative approach? 
 
6. Following project completion, who will be responsible for the maintenance/accountability of the project? 
Provide contact information for responsible entity. Who will manage programming, if needed? Project 
sustainability will be monitored by TDTD. 
 
7. Describe the budget for the project and how it was developed. Include (a) total cost of project, (b) grant 
funds requested, and (c) amount and source of matching funds. A source letter will be required for awarded 
projects. 
 
8. Are there plans for marketing related to the proposed project once completed?   
 
9. Describe how this project will improve the county’s tourism economic impact. Use the most recent 2021 
County Snapshot numbers for your baseline. Include intended objectives and outcomes and describe how 
project metrics will be measured.  
**See Output Measurement Examples for further guidance on developing project metrics. 
 
Output Measurement Examples: 
 
• Asset created or improved: Describe how this project will increase tourism capacity in the county. 
• Costs reduced: Costs reduced, as a result of project activities, within one year of project implementation. 
• Programs implemented: The number of new programs or the number of ongoing activities related to the 
defined goals that are implemented as a result of the project. If possible, use with other measures that will 
indicate the results of the project. 
• Leveraged private investment: The dollar amount of private-sector financial commitments, outside of 
project costs, that result from a project, measured during the project period and up to three years after the 
project end date. 
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