CVBAnnualReport2016

EVENT GRANT PROGRAM
In 2016, the City dedicated $80,000 for the Event
Grant Program. This money is used by public event
planners and local media outlets for promotion, and
is distributed as follows:
$21,000 Opportunity/Biddable Events
(rotating within state or region)
$ 9,000 Festivals/Events
(annual-media expenses)
$15,000 Roughrider Days Fair & Expo
(Stark County Fair Association)
$10,000 Dickinson Sports Commission
$20,000 Block Grant *removed in 2017
(multiple events – one organization)
$5,000 Media Placement by CVB for Events
Festival/Events Grant
This grant is for events that are held annually and do
not rotate. Funding is used for media costs.
Opportunity/Rotational Grant
This fund is for events that are on a rotational or
biddable round at a regional, state, or international
level.
Grant Criteria
The grant criteria are provided to potential
recipients with the application, which requires
information about the organization, budget, funding
needs, anticipated attendance numbers, evaluation
process, and overall plans for the project.
2016 Event Grant Recipients
Amounts Awarded:
$69,500 plus $3,900 Media Welcomes
Festivals/Events Media Assistance
Western Edge Bull Riding $ 500
Blue Hawk Rodeo Stampede $1,000
UCI Festival $1,000
Harvest Showcase $1,000
Blues Festival/Fall Downtown $2,000
Cowboys & Candlelight $1,000
Trick or Trunk $1,000
Badlands Art Show $1,000
Awarded $8,500
Opportunity/Rotating
Badlands Bowl Football $3,000
Babe Ruth 14 yr. State Baseball $4,000
Junior Legion State Baseball $4,000
NDTA State Singles Pool Tournament
(2017) $5,000
Awarded $16,000
Annual Allocation
Dickinson Sports Commission $10,000
Roughrider Days Fair & Expo $15,000
Awarded $25,000
Block Grant (Multiple Events/One Organization)
Alive@5 Concerts $20,000
Awarded $20,000
Media Assistance
CVB Welcome $3,900
*The amount awarded may be dispersed the following year; or,
the amount dispersed may not equal the amount awarded if
returned receipts do not match the amount requested, or if the
event is cancelled.
**Awards are dispersed after the evaluation form and receipts
are received and reviewed by the CVB.
The Dickinson Parks & Recreation was awarded
$17,500 to bid the 2017 American Legion Baseball
Central Plains Tournament, and $17,500 to bid
the 2018 American Legion Baseball Central Plains
Tournament. The funds were allocated from a
Reserve amount. The bid was successful, and the
tournaments were awarded to Dickinson.
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