Historic Tourism & Marketing Grants
Grant Overview
One of the grant types available is the Historic Tourism & Marketing Grants. While previously limited to the official County 250 Committees, this grant has now been opened up to include other applicants. Examples of projects include marketing study/plan on how to monetize historic tourism around American Revolution sites, people, and themes or implementation of marketing for historic American Revolution related tourism.
Grant Details
Grant Requirements
- Grant could be a marketing study/plan on how to monetize historic tourism around American Revolution sites, people, and themes.
- Grant could also include implementation of marketing for historic American Revolution related tourism.
- As with all SC250 grants, the topic of the marketing must be 1770-1783 American Revolution in SC related. It doesn’t have to be battles, but it does have to relate back to SC’s story during the Revolution.
Key Questions
- Have you already selected your historian/tourism expert who will complete your study?
- If yes, please describe their qualifications for historic surveys and tourism marketing. What is their plan for tackling the project? You can attach a quote including their proposed scope of work in the support document application component.
- If no, what will your RFP process be like?
- If the activity is part of a larger project, briefly describe those plans to provide context for how this application satisfies a certain section of a larger endeavor. However, make sure you are clearly defining what deliverables will be the end result of this grant funding if approved. What scope of work is part of this application? Activities funded by grants must retain a focus on the American Revolution in SC and creatively provide for audience involvement or access to materials.
Additional Documents
- Consultant resume and/or sample works
- Services agreement with cost (can be contingent on SC250 grant match).
Apply Today
If you’re ready to submit your Historic Tourism & Marketing Grant application, click on the link to register with Discover SC and begin the application process.
Grant Recipient Guidance
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SC250 Webinars
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