Tourism board appropriates funds

Published: Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 7:50 p.m. MST
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The Utah Board of Tourism Development has announced it has completed the first $1 million funding cycle of the state's Cooperative Marketing program, approving $209,000 in a second round of appropriations.

The Utah Legislature has appropriated a total of $2 million for the program for the current fiscal year. Nonprofit tourism groups are eligible to apply, and the money must be used to promote Utah to out-of-state visitors.

The following applications received approval in the most recent round:

• Utah Shakespearean Festival will receive $65,061.

• Canyonlands Field Institute, $2,000.

• City of Green River, $23,000.

• Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, $13,013.

• St. George Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, $32,500.

• Thanksgiving Point Institute, $15,000.

• Utah Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, $33,850.

• Carbon County Travel Bureau, $4,482.

• SUU Outdoors, $5,000.

• Kane County Office of Tourism, $15,000.

The next application deadline in the funding cycle is Feb. 1. The application and guidelines can be downloaded at travel.utah.gov. More information is available at 801-538-1900.

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