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| Funding is available for projects that are focussed on achieving the following key RMI outcomes:
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| - increasing resort activities and amenities;
- increasing visitor traffic;
- increasing private investment;
- increasing employment in the community;
- increasing the tourism component of the local economy;
- increasing municipal tax revenue; and
- diversifying the municipal tax base and revenues
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| Eligible Projects will be priorities based on their ability to address the priorities of theRevelstoke’ 5-year Tourism Destination Plan:
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| - A year round destination
- A multi-day stay
- A recognizable destination brand
- Long term tourism planning
- exceptional visitor servicing
- exceptional visitor access
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| Funding is available for:
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| - Capital projects – improvement, acquisition or development of tourism related infrastructure and equipment.
- Program projects – events, tours, concerts, festivals, markets, including equipmentrequired for these programs.
- Operations/Maintenance – limited amounts of funding (up to 10% of annual funds) maybe made available on an annual basis for operations or maintenance of tourism infrastructure projects.
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| Funding is NOT available for salaries or administration fees.
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| Grant Applications will be accepted in the following format:
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| - Applicant identification – name of organization, name of contact person, mailingaddress, email address and phone number.
- Title of the project;
- A project description (what is being done);
- A project rationale (why is it being done);
- Milestones – include project start date and completion date
- Project Budget – include funding sources and project costs
- Project outcomes and how they will be achieved
- Additional community benefits
- Performance evaluation and monitoring strategy -identify how the actual outcomeswill be measured
- Project Manager – name of person responsible for the project
- Capital project operating responsibilities -Identify who will be responsible for operating the infrastructure and how will operating costs be financed
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