Agenda 06/28/2022 Item #16F 6 (2nd Round of Tourist Development Tax Grant Application solicitations)06/28/2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to authorize a second round of Tourist Development Tax grant application
solicitations for the C-2 Category Museum grants beginning July 1, 2022, with a deadline of August
31, 2022, and make a finding that the grant program promotes tourism.
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OBJECTIVE: Approval to open a second round of grant applications for the C-2 Category Museums
from July 1, 2022, to August 31, 2022, at 5:00 pm.
CONSIDERATIONS: On February 8, 2022 (Item 16F2), the Board approved modifications to the
allowable uses within the Grant Applications Guidelines for C-2 Non-County Owned Museums as well as
for Category B Marketing and Promotion Grants by adding an additional allowable use that includes
funding consideration for an exhibit or activity and related promotion/marketing that will be showcased at
an event or location whose primary purpose is the promotion of tourism.
In addition to the modifications to the Guidelines, staff is proposing additional eligible expenditures in a
companion Executive Summary.
Opening a second round of Grant Applications for the C-2 Museum grant allows museums and
performing arts organizations to obtain partial funding for their performance programming, previously not
a eligible expenditure. This second round also allows for additional organizations to participate,
especially any that are wanting to be a part of the year-long Hispanic Art Festival.
Museums and performing arts organizations that submitted in the first round of grants would be allowed
to carry over their grant application to this second round.
The grant applications would open on July 1, 2022, and run for two months, with a deadline of August 31,
2022, at 5:00 PM. The August closing date allows for any processing and approvals by November 2022
to allow the funded organizations time to implement the plan.
FISCAL IMPACT: Based on current grant applications, the available balance in Fund 193 is
$177, 500.
ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATION: The Tourist Development Council recommended
approval of this item (8-0) at the May 23, 2022 meeting.
LEGAL CONSIDERATION: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote
for approval. - CMG
RECOMMENDATION: To approve a second round of Tourist Development Tax grant applications for
the C-2 Category Museum grant solicitations beginning July 1, 2022, with a deadline of August 31, 2022,
and make a finding that the grant program promotes tourism.
Prepared By: Paul Beirnes, Tourism Director; John Melleky, Arts and Culture Manager
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. TDT Grant Process Second Round Timeline pdf (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.F.6
Doc ID: 22342
Item Summary: Recommendation to authorize a second round of Tourist Development Tax grant
application solicitations for the C-2 Category Museum grants beginning July 1, 2022, with a deadline of
August 31, 2022, and make a finding that the grant program promotes tourism.
Meeting Date: 06/28/2022
Prepared by:
Title: Administrative Assistant – Tourism
Name: Jennifer Leslie
05/25/2022 10:30 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director – Tourism
Name: Paul Beirnes
05/25/2022 10:30 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Corporate Business Operations Jennifer Reynolds Stage 1 Review Completed 05/25/2022 10:32 AM
Tourism Kelly Green Stage 1 Review Completed 06/01/2022 11:45 AM
Tourism Paul Beirnes Director Completed 06/01/2022 11:56 AM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 06/01/2022 12:12 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 06/02/2022 11:46 AM
Growth Management Operations Support Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer Completed 06/20/2022 8:27 AM
County Attorney's Office Colleen Greene Additional Reviewer Completed 06/21/2022 1:10 PM
County Manager's Office Dan Rodriguez Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 06/22/2022 12:37 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 06/28/2022 9:00 AM
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Collier County TDT Grant ProcessSecond Round Timeline as of 5/11/2022
Date Activity
May 23, 2022
TDC Meeting To Present and Approve:
• Grant recommendations and amounts for submissions
• Amount remaining for grants
• Changes to grant guidelines (minor changes only to cover performance
production costs)
• Plan for the second round of grant funding
June 14, 2022
BCC Meeting To Approve:
• First round of grant awards
• Changes to grant guidelines
• Plan for the second round of grant funding
Jun 15 – Jul 15, 2022 Send out and finalize contracts to first round recipients
Jul 1 – Aug 30, 2022 Second Round of Funding Grant Process
Jul - Sep, 2022
CVB and Business Operations prep for FY2023-2024 grant cycle
• Update structure, application, guidelines, scoring rubric, and tools - use
current grant applications as guideline
• Finalize moving to an online system
Sep 6 – 15, 2022 Process second round of grants and prep materials for TDC meeting
September 26, 2022 TDC Meeting To Present and Approve:
• Second round of grant applications
October 11, 2022
BCC Meeting To Approve:
• Approve second round of grant funding
Oct 12 – Nov 12, 2022 Send out and finalize contracts to second round recipients
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Packet Pg. 1570 Attachment: TDT Grant Process Second Round Timeline pdf (22342 : Second Round of Grant Applications for C-2 Category)