(Des Moines) The Iowa Tourism Office announced the award of $398,800 in Iowa Tourism Grants to 45 organizations around the state. The program funds tourism-related marketing initiatives, meetings and events that benefit both local economies and the state’s economy with awards ranging from $2,500-10,000 with a 20% cash match.
Those receiving awards in southwest Iowa include:
*City of Clarinda – $10,000 for Fly Iowa Clarinda Event Marketing Campaign
*City of Manning – $9,100 for Digital Marketing
*Community Foundation for Western Iowa – $3,600 for 11th Annual Southwest Iowa Art Tour Marketing & Promotion
*Council Bluffs CVB – $10,000 for 2024 Council Bluffs Winter Travel Marketing Initiative
*Danish Windmill – $6,900 for 2024 Multi-Tier Targeting Campaign
*Pottawattamie Countywide Tourism Promotion Committee- $10,000 for Redesign & Optimize Pottawattamie County Tourism Website
Visitors spent more than $6.9 billion across Iowa’s economy in 2022, an increase of 13% over 2021 spending. This direct visitor spending sustained over 68,600 jobs and generated $1.1 billion in state and local tax revenues in 2022.
For more information on everything Iowa has to offer tourists, visit traveliowa.com.
