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Council awards $15,000 in fall 2025 tourism grants; Porch Fest recommended additional tracking funds
Summary
The Grants Pass City Council approved fall 2025 tourism promotion grant awards totaling $15,000 from lodging tax funds to three applicants; the Rogue Gateway Rotary Foundation (Porch Fest) was recommended for $5,000 with additional funding for data-tracking tools.
The Grants Pass City Council on Sept. 17 approved lodging-tax funded awards for the fall 2025 cycle of the tourism promotion grant program, distributing $15,000 to three applicants and leaving $20,000 of the FY26 allocation for the next cycle.
Dana Pierce, economic development division, told council the program was created by a 2023 council resolution and provides $2,500 to $5,000 reimbursement grants to businesses and nonprofits with lodging-tax-eligible expenses that attract visitors from more than 50 miles away or lead to overnight stays. "This resolution will award lodging tax funds to three grant applicants for tourism promotion," Dana said, explaining the program rules and the subcommittee recommendations.
The grant review subcommittee recommended full funding for Latitude Wine…
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